The Art of Trust Building Transform Lives, Teams, and Organizations

By: Dennis Reina, Michelle Reina

Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, 2026-01-13

Master the essential actions that create lasting trust in any relationship, from the world's leading experts in workplace trust.

Trust is essential to all relationships, but knowing how to build and maintain it remains elusive. Drawing from three decades of research and consulting, trust experts Dennis and Michelle Reina provide a comprehensive roadmap for creating lasting trust in any relationship.

Through actionable frameworks, tools, and stories, readers will learn:

• Essential behaviors that build trust in character, communication, and capability
• How to foster an environment of openness where people feel heard and valued
• Ways to rebuild trust after breaches or betrayals
• Techniques for strengthening self-trust as the foundation for trusting others
• The role of gratitude in nurturing reciprocal trust

With the groundbreaking Reina Individual Trust Scale Assessment and concrete strategies for implementation, this essential guide equips readers to forge powerful bonds of trust that endure through uncertainty and change.