Trust Shadows
card deck

What's inside the Shadows deck

• 36 Trust Shadows cards

• 10 Anchor cards (5 Priority cards, 3 Trust Style cards, 2 Trustworthiness/Trust Willingness cards).

The Trust Shadows cards 

The Trust Shadows cards are divided into 3 categories:

1. Integrity is about the adherence to one’s own value system.

2. Emotional Mastery is about emotional intelligence.

3. We Disposition is about the relationships with the others.

These categories reflect the three components of the Pillar of Trust. The Pillar of Trust is the foundation of the IFB model (Interconnectivity, Flow and Balance), a values-based methodology for transforming cultures. It is an inside-out process that starts by developing leaders, building their skills to strengthen personal and team trust. The Pillar of trust is designed by Yvette Bethel, CEO of Organizational Soul, a global organization that supports the creation of conscious organizations.

It enables inside-out transformation, as individuals within organizations must grow personally before they can meaningfully contribute to team transformation.

When team members trust one another more deeply, relationships have the potential to become stronger, and leaders can respond more effectively in complex, uncertain, and unpredictable environments.

2. Defining your priorities

Materials 

1. Trust Competencies cards

2. Priority cards 

3. Post-it

4. Pens

1. Place the five Priority cards (Critical, Very Important, Important, Somewhat Important, and Not Important) side by side, in descending order of priority.

2. Take the Trust Competencies card deck. Each Trust Competencies card represents a specific trait or dynamic related to trust. Carefully read through each card and sort it beneath one of the five Anchor categories based on its relevance to a strategy you could use for addressing a damaged or challenging relationship.

3. Take your time reviewing the cards—it's perfectly fine if not all of them end up in your final selection.

4. Focus on the cards categorized as Critical and Very Important. Reflect on the statements on these cards as you begin to document strategies for strengthening the relationships you selected.

5. If you have already completed the Trust Style Inventory assessment, use those insights to prioritize areas where you can improve your ability to trust and to recognize the strengths you bring to trust-building efforts.