Although we never think about it, trust is the single ingredient that makes life livable. We can always go to bed, TRUSTING that the ground will still be beneath our feet when we awake. That our home will still be in the city where we live and the sun will be blazing from the sky come tomorrow morning. If we had to wonder about the reliability of the things we take for granted every single minute of the day, we would go mad. Not having to question the dependability of things, allows us to go forward with living.
The same is true at a deeper level. Trust is the foundation that holds together the fabrics of all relationships in any society. Regardless of whether these are transactional, professional or personal relationships. Knowing that a dollar
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People will let go of personal injuries if they know other’s actions are not the result of malicious intent. Trouble makes trusting teams stronger, but it breaks distrusting teams.
• More Productive Brainstorming & Collaboration: Trust allows team members to freely and fully consider the ideas or feelings of others without reading an ulterior motive into their words. If people feel there is a hidden agenda to someone’s suggestions, they will never give it their support, no matter how brilliant the idea is.
How to Build Trust
Trust cannot be bought, it is earned. Contracts and agreements don’t create trust. As a matter of fact, they exist to protect people in the event that the other person’s words cannot be trusted. Therefore a team leader must go beyond the contents of the contract and team charter to build trust into the fabrics of the group. The following are ways to build or improve trust.
Protect Your Reputation: People will believe what they hear from others about you or your organization, more than they will believe what you say. And the foundation of trust is reputation.
Confidentiality: Keep people’s confidence. Do not let what is a confidential discussion or information become common