The Link Between Trust and Performance Is Competence

  Competence.  There’s nothing more frustrating than being ready to deliver your best work only to be blocked by someone else’s dropped ball. Maybe it’s a coworker who promised key info and never delivered. Or a team that nods along in meetings and forgets everything discussed. Or the infamous system that randomly goes down just […]

How Abandoning Trust Destroys Workplaces and Societies

Every day, the headlines remind us of how abandoning trust destroys both workplaces and societies.  Trust can be easily broken—whether in business, politics, or personal relationships. But while broken trust makes the news, what often goes unnoticed is how strong, trust-based teams and organizations quietly thrive. Trust isn’t just a feel-good concept. It’s the foundation […]

Leverage Trust to Champion Change

Change is an inevitable part of business operations.  Many people are resistant to change, however, and meet any new initiative with resistance when trust is low, says Employee Engagement, Retention & Growth.  If change is one of your initiatives, build trust to have employees champion change is the first goal. In order for any new […]