#66: Creating vulnerability-based trust
Thu Jan 29 2026
Vulnerability-based trust
Why should trust be based on vulnerability to build cohesive teams?What is the difference between reliability-based trust, and vulnerability-based trust?This and more, in this episode featuring Max Hunter.
Our Guest: Max Hunter
Max has a passion for making the world of work a place where people wake up on Monday morning and say, “Great, I’m looking forward to going back to work”. Motivated people = better business. He started this work as Chief Joy Officer on the Exec of Loylogic & now takes all those learnings to help other companies and their leaders. His TEDx talk last year on ‘Togethership’ - the leadership skill to create cohesive, resilient and effective teams - has over 1M views. He also uses the ‚Roots and Fruits‘ framework to understand motivation, drive positive cultures & give inspirational talks. His path took him from a PhD in Chemistry, to a 15-year business career to co-founder of Motivators@Work as a Leadership Team Coach. He’s worked with companies from corporates to start-ups, ranging from Coca-Cola, Google and Sumup, to Beiersdorf and Zalando.References:Max Hunter Likedin profilewww.motivatorsatwork.comCracking the Code of Successful Teams - TEDx-VUAmsterdamEpisode #65: Togethership, with Max Hunter
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Vulnerability-based trust Why should trust be based on vulnerability to build cohesive teams?What is the difference between reliability-based trust, and vulnerability-based trust?This and more, in this episode featuring Max Hunter. Our Guest: Max Hunter Max has a passion for making the world of work a place where people wake up on Monday morning and say, “Great, I’m looking forward to going back to work”. Motivated people = better business. He started this work as Chief Joy Officer on the Exec of Loylogic & now takes all those learnings to help other companies and their leaders. His TEDx talk last year on ‘Togethership’ - the leadership skill to create cohesive, resilient and effective teams - has over 1M views. He also uses the ‚Roots and Fruits‘ framework to understand motivation, drive positive cultures & give inspirational talks. His path took him from a PhD in Chemistry, to a 15-year business career to co-founder of Motivators@Work as a Leadership Team Coach. He’s worked with companies from corporates to start-ups, ranging from Coca-Cola, Google and Sumup, to Beiersdorf and Zalando.References:Max Hunter Likedin profilewww.motivatorsatwork.comCracking the Code of Successful Teams - TEDx-VUAmsterdamEpisode #65: Togethership, with Max Hunter Listen to the next Episode All Podcast Episodes