Building Trust: A New CEO & a Hostile Culture - The Coaching Table 1
What would you do in your first 100 days as CEO, if morale is low, trust is thin, and the team didn’t choose you? In this first episode of The Coaching Table, brought to you by the Humanergy Leadership Podcast (HLP), Humanergy coaches Jim Marshall and Corey Fernandez respond in real time to a high-stakes leadership scenario: A first-time CEO steps into a disorganized organization following leadership disruption. Resistance to change is strong. Accountability is unclear. The board expects results. Fear and hostility are in the air. With no script and no preparation, our coaches explore: • How to enter a tense environment without reinforcing fear • How to establish authority while rebuilding trust • What trust-building really looks like in the first 30, 60, 90 days • The power of non-negotiables and behavioral clarity • Why listening may be your most strategic first move • How to manage board pressure without overcorrecting • What a real “trust campaign” requires • When stakeholder mapping and leader assimilation matter This is not advice. It’s thoughtful, honest exploration of a messy, real-world leadership challenge. If you’re a CEO, executive, board member, or leadership team member navigating change, this conversation will stretch your thinking. Have a leadership situation you’d like us to explore on a future episode? Submit it through our podcast page at Humanergy.com. Leadership is about the choices you make every day. Note: The scenario discussed in this episode is based on a publicly shared situation and is not drawn from a Humanergy client engagement. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn . Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.