Trust

As we enter the second decade of Georgia LEARNS we have been articulating the path to achieving our mission with the following beliefs:

  1. Relationship - Challenges are more likely to be understood based on developing genuine relationship with the people that are involved with the challenges.
  2. Trust - The relationships will be healthy, sustainable, and effective to the extent that mutual trust is nurtured, developed, and authentic.
  3. Truth - Whether by intent or by chance when the opportunity to need truth is presented it will be welcomed - even if challenging - when it is accompanied by mutual trust.
  4. Solution - We expect that solutions to persistent challenges will emerge from these relationships that are anchored by trust and truth.
  5. Implementation - Knowing what to do is rarely the true obstacle. Doing what is right and effective by overcoming internal resistance to change - frequently not stated and perhaps not even recognized - will be achieved by working with those we know, trust, tell us the truth - and involve us in designing and implementing solutions.
  6. Adaptability - Designing and implementing with the awareness that adaptability by ourselves and others will be more likely than not be required sooner than anticipated is normal.

In retrospect we recognized the first decade of Georgia LEARNS as the "Decade of Relationship." With anticipation we are projecting that the second decade (2021-2031) will be characterized as the "Decade of Trust." And yet, with awareness of "Adaptability" - we might learn otherwise regarding either decade.

Please join with me as part of the Georgia LEARNS Now Community as we embark on this mutual exploration during our second Decade. If you are willing to do so then please:

  • Comment on this page regarding these beliefs.
  • Let me know if you are willing to have your name and LinkedIn profile be included in the text of this page as one of the first 100 people to have read this page.
  • Identify one area of professional capability that will also be listed and for which you are eager to help adapt via our work together to enhance mutual trustworthiness. For example - Used Car Sales, Journalism, Social Media, Education, Theology, Medicine, Politics, Internet Security, Software Development, Construction, Leadership, Follow-ship, Customer Service, Being a Customer, Teaching, Learning....
  • Contact me directly if you have any questions.

Paul Terlemezian, pault@ifivealliances.com, 404-375-8411

  1. Wallace Bruce
  2. Jack Bergstrand - Leadership

  3. L. Neicey Johnson - Collaborator, Leader, Educator, Facilitator, Speaker, Author, Community Engager, Non-profit, Nurse, Attorney

  4. Jerry K. Sutton - Nonprofit Servant Leader, Partner, Storyteller, Veteran, Disability Awareness Advocate, Creative Solutionist, Learning Evangelist

  5. Avish Parashar
  6. Vicki Hudson - Executive coach, mediator
  7. Brent Darnell
  8. Richie Cullom - Software Development by profession , theology by passion 
  9. Allan Hess

Comment by Jack Bergstrand on April 20, 2022 at 5:19pm

Congratulations in advance on your decade of trust, with leadership as one of your key priorities.

Comment by Levather (Neicey) Johnson on April 20, 2022 at 6:36pm

Thank you GLN on a successful decade of sharing and learning.  It is my belief that Trust, Truth and are the lynchpins for a good and sustainable relationships.  I look forward to the next decade...

L. Neicey Johnson

Collaborator, Leader, Educator, Facilitator, Speaker, Author, Community Engager, Non-profit, Nurse, Attorney

Comment by Jerry Sutton on April 20, 2022 at 9:49pm

I am so pleased to have the opportunity to serve within the GLN community.  GLN provides wide-reaching access to phenomenal leaders, strategic thinkers, and solutionists.  

GLN focuses on building bridges and not empires, GLN builds networks and relationships, GLN focuses on connecting the community with an eye on solutions to complex problems.  All of these things are underpinned with truth and trust!  

I am proud to call myself a GLN evangelist and look forward to a new decade of finding solutions to the challenges we are sure to face.

Jerry K. Sutton

Nonprofit Servant Leader, Partner, Storyteller, Veteran, Disability Awareness Advocate, Creative Solutionist, Learning Evangelist

Comment by Paul Terlemezian on April 24, 2022 at 7:04pm

Here is an email response from Wallace Bruce:

From: wallbruce2
Date: 20 April 2022, 19:16:50 GMT-5
To: do-not-reply@georgialearnsnow.ning.com
Subject: Re: GLN "Decade of Trust"  2021-2031

Paul, 

Congratulations on establishing an unique means for sharing experience, knowledge and enhanced learning.  

Little is accomplished without relationships and effective relationships must be built on absolute, unwavering trust.  In organizational settings built on such trust it is often more difficult to know the right thing to do than to do it.

I am humbled and very pleased and fortunate to be a part of your group. You may attach my name if helpful.  I don’t have a LinkedIn presence. Thanks for all your many efforts and positive influence.

Wallace Bruce 

Comment by Avish Parashar on April 25, 2022 at 6:14am

This is great, and a "decade of trust" makes so much sense. I also feel a particular fondness for #5 & #6, as I often speak on adaptability and the idea of taking action, even when uncertain, as it can give tremendous feedback and get you moving. I think when you take those two through the lens of relationship, trust, and truth, you end up with solutions...

Comment by Vicki Hudson on April 26, 2022 at 9:05am

Paul, words cannot express what you have contributed to this community! I would be happy to be included on LinkedIn. I thank you for all of the opportunities you have provided me.

The beliefs resonate with me as well, especially relationship, trust, and implementation. In my experience, these lead to sustainable results.

As to Truth, I think this is important AND I believe we must make space for multiple truths. That's where the trust comes in, sharing our truth as we experience it.

Thank you again for including me all these years,

Vicki

Executive coach, mediator

Comment by Brent Darnell on April 26, 2022 at 9:50am

I love being a part of this group with these tenants.  They are inspiring if not a bit aspirational.  I always learn something when I'm involved.  I'm all in and would love to be a part of leadership training as well as activity-based learning like applied improvisation, gamification, storytelling, etc. I am really into exploring what makes learning stick and what creates true, lasting behavioral change.   

Comment by Richard Cullom on April 28, 2022 at 3:04pm

How exciting- of course I will participate!

Software Development by profession , theology by passion 
Comment by Paul Terlemezian on April 28, 2022 at 11:12pm

Thank you for the reaffirming comments. This is exciting, it will be enjoyable and I anticipate that we will accomplish important work together.

Comment by Allan Hess on May 4, 2022 at 1:29pm

Well, after some effort, I Can again login and comment…

excited to be part of this journey and with this group. Especially having Paul as our Sherpa.  
so much opportunity to learn, and just as importantly to effect growth and change in myself and society.

looking forward to the next steps in the long journey,

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