Trust is the foundation that a healthy and productive team culture is built upon.
Fear comes with the absence of trust. If everyone is fearful, they will, as Simon Sinek points out, “Lie, hide and fake.” They will be in self preservation mode, meaning that they aren’t doing what is best for the company, they are doing what is best for themselves or their team. Fear will tear teams and cultures apart over time.
Trust allows teams to be open, honest and have REAL conversations about what is working and what isn’t. With that information they are continuously improving, utilizing things like candor and trust to push their own boundaries which inevitably will push the boundaries of the team/company opening up new opportunities.
It’s not easy, but building trusting teams is the single most important thing a company must do to find long term sustainable success.
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