On the NPR TED Radio Hour, Sunday 4th October at 6pm, Newstalk FM

'Trust and Consequences'

Our lives are fueled by trust whether it’s  in our loved ones, our colleagues, our leaders. But how do we cultivate it, and restore if it’s lost? In this episode, TED speakers explore our relationship with trust.

Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust between conductor and orchestra, which he describes as a "miracle."

He says trusts ‘is the most fundamental gel in every single human relationship and without trust no relationship can really flourish.’

But how do you create trust? There's no magic formula, says management theorist Simon Sinek. It starts with surrounding yourself with people who believe what you believe.

 Sinek feels that  trust starts with a leader that makes people feel safe.

 ‘When we feel safe- trust will emerge’  and ‘this is what the foundations of leadership really are, someone is a leader because they choose to go first and their willingness to express empathy before anyone else’. When someone does this, the natural human response is to trust them.

Sinek thinks ‘The foundation of trust is to sacrifice for another’

Trust is a major factor when it comes to politics according to Former Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou. He says politicians like him have lost the trust of their citizens and that it needs to be restored.

He goes back to a decision he made at the height of Europe's economic crisis that led to the loss of trust with the Greek people.

He explores if a democracy can exist without trust.

The new currency of this economy is trust, says Rachel Botsman. Companies that rely on sharing invest in what Botsman calls "reputation capital."

We hear more from Rachel Botsman about the sharing economy and how one day, our reputations might be more important than our credit scores.  

Affairs can completely rock a marriage. But psychotherapist Esther Perel says that while infidelity can shatter trust, it doesn't mean couples can't find a way to rebuild their relationships.  

She says ‘Betrayal in a relationship comes in many different forms , the victim of an affair is often not the victim of the marriage’

She explores why we cheat? Why happy people cheat? and whether couples can find a way to rebuild their relationships.

Sunday 4th October at 6pm, Newstalk FM

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