Increasing Trust and Trustworthiness: Practical Tips for Growth
Submitted by Karen Keller Ph.D on
Roughly half of all employees don’t trust their leader. That statistic is rather shocking when we consider trust is the foundational piece of any working relationship.
Distrust leads to expensive and sometimes terminal problems. A recent Harvard Business Review poll revealed that the terms most used to describe an environment where trust is lacking as “stressful,” “threatening,” “divisive,” “unproductive,” and “tense.” When asked how a high-trust work environment feels, the participants most frequently say “fun,” “supportive,” “motivating,” “productive,” and “comfortable.”
Trustworthiness is the ability for others to confidently rely on you when they are in a position of vulnerability.
Here are 7 practical ways to increase trust.
