S3E6: Building Trust - The Foundation of Effective Leadership Training with Derek Crager

About this episode

Derek Crager discusses his journey and insights on building trust as a foundation for effective leadership training.

Send us Fan Mail Derek Crager shares his journey from skilled tradesperson to creating Amazon's highest-rated leadership training program, drawing on his unique perspective as someone diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and dyslexia at age 50. Here are some of the highlights of this episode with Derek. • Building relationships and establishing trust before transferring knowledge is the foundation of effective training • Psychological safety is crucial for team members to feel comfortable communicat...

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Hosts: Lupe Munoz, Steve McKeon

Guest: Derek Crager

Topics covered

• leadership training
• trust building
• psychological safety
• effective communication
• personal journey

Keywords

• leadership
• trust
• training
• psychological safety
• autism
• ADHD
• dyslexia

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Organizations: Amazon

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