Change your low trust team environment to a high trust one

and like going to work again

I’m here to help you like work again

I’m Danielle Shelton Walczak (two last names). Throughout my entire career, spanning the private, public, non-profit, and academic sectors, I’ve experienced one common thread—working in low trust organizations. But here’s what I know for sure: it doesn’t have to be this way. Despite being in these environments, I’ve created high trust teams. And the best part? You can too!

I founded Citrine Consulting—to help leaders like you transform low-trust teams into thriving high-trust ones, no matter what’s happening across the wider organization. You-the supervisor, manager, or director, are the one with the most power to change the game. Trust is built in the day-to-day, with the little things done well and consistently.

With guided resources based on my personal experience and proven success, I’m here to help you rebuild your confidence as a leader and shift the trust dynamic within your team. If you and your team are ready to like going to work again, this is where the transformation begins!

Low Trust Work Environments

Staff don’t trust their managers

Managers don’t trust their staff or their directors

Directors don’t trust their managers

No one wants to get out of the bed in morning

It doesn’t have to be this way. You can change it!

Executive leaders don’t trust anyone below them

In High Trust Environments

Supervisors, Managers & Directors...

  • Listen

    Nobody in an organization who reports to someone else, believes that their boss knows what they need or cares about it, or the stress their job creates. I can provide you tools and insights to help you take action on what is being said, and insights into what isn't. 

  • Make Work Easier

    A leader's main purpose is to make the job of the person who reports to them easier. The other purpose is to provide them tools for advancement. If you don't know how, I can show you.

  • Communicate

    Clear, timely, and good communication is the bane of an organization's existence. It is the main complaint staff have of leaders. I'll reveal some obvious things you can do to communicate with your teams. 

  • Are Inclusive

    Inclusivity means a wide range of things. Often organizations conflate inclusivity with diversity. Inclusivity is the umbrella, and diversity is one of the many objectives underneath it. If you don't know how to think about and address inclusivity I can teach you how. 

Benefits of a High Trust Teams

  • Everyone can show up authentically

  • Healthy relationships are formed

  • Real fun is created

  • Higher quality work and increased productivity

  • More forgiving environment

  • More helpful environment

  • People are more physically relaxed

  • People are more mentally relaxed

  • More collaboration

  • People like coming to work

  • More camaraderie

  • Faster problem solving

  • Better innovation

  • Laughter in the office

  • Feelings of safety

You don’t need anyone’s permission to be a different type of leader

You just have to be willing to take the steps

Be a great leader…

the one you want and know you can be…

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Don’t you want to make work fun again while increasing your leadership skills?