Authentic Connections: Cultivate Trust and Empathy at Work
29mBeginner2026-07-01
Authors

genConnectU
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Molly Sargent
Course details
Trust and authentic connection are foundational to effective leadership and collaboration, yet they're skills many professionals never formally develop. In this course, Molly Sargent, the Founder and CEO of ProImpress, teaches you how to build trust, strengthen workplace relationships, and communicate with greater confidence and clarity.
Explore research-backed strategies for managing emotions, navigating conflict, and developing empathy as a leadership tool. Learn how to foster deeper connections with colleagues and direct reports, enhance your communication skills, and establish yourself as a more credible, authentic presence in the workplace. This course is designed for leaders, managers, and professionals who want to build stronger relationships and lead with greater impact.
Learning objectives
Define the foundations of trust and learn practical techniques to strengthen credibility and reliability with colleagues, clients, and teams.
Develop emotional intelligence and empathetic listening skills that create deeper understanding and more meaningful workplace interactions.
Apply proven frameworks to manage emotions, resolve conflict constructively, and shift conversations toward collaboration and solutions.
Explore research-backed strategies for managing emotions, navigating conflict, and developing empathy as a leadership tool. Learn how to foster deeper connections with colleagues and direct reports, enhance your communication skills, and establish yourself as a more credible, authentic presence in the workplace. This course is designed for leaders, managers, and professionals who want to build stronger relationships and lead with greater impact.
Learning objectives
Define the foundations of trust and learn practical techniques to strengthen credibility and reliability with colleagues, clients, and teams.
Develop emotional intelligence and empathetic listening skills that create deeper understanding and more meaningful workplace interactions.
Apply proven frameworks to manage emotions, resolve conflict constructively, and shift conversations toward collaboration and solutions.
Concepts
Introduction
- Creating authentic connection without risking your reputation
Keeping the World of Work Real
- The significance of authentic work relationships
- Context over content
- Trust follows a formula
- Points in the trust bank
- Showing up as credible and empathetic
Reliability - The Authentic Connection Barometer
- Authenticity is an intention
- Aligning intention and impact
The Various Types of Intelligence
- IQ and EQ
- BQ - Body quotient
The Body Map and Zones of Emotions
- Body map overview and the anger zone
- The sadness zone
- The fear and the creativity zones
- The field of joy zone
Authenticity, Conflict, and Roles That Affect Work
- The drama triangle and conflict at work
- Coach, challenger, creator
- Exploring drama roles
- Exercise - Telling your story
Conclusion
- Essentials to building authentic connections
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