Every day we have limited data to use to evaluate people and situations before we reach conclusions and make decisions. It is critical when working with your people to be able to place trust in that gap both ways. The team needs to be able to trust the leaders and the leaders must believe in the team. This Forbes post is a great read:
“Trust is one of the hottest topics in today’s global conversations. Whether we’re talking about so-called fake news or benchmarking a company’s reputation for integrity and ethics, the importance of trust to an organization or business is undeniable.
It may seem obvious that a misuse of trust is bad for a company’s bottom line. We’ve read enough about data leaks, shareholder deception and corporate scandals in the news to understand how a company can damage its reputation and relationships through bad behavior.”