Trust | 5 Sessions
The Necessity of Trust
Trust is the key ingredient to anything in life working: nothing works without trust. The world we live in is interdependent, therefore, we must get what we need outside ourselves which requires trust. When trust breaks down in a team, no one can get what they need. Listen as Dr. Cloud makes the case for the necessity of trust.
How to Build Trust
Building trust as leaders starts with defining it. We often have an elementary understanding of trust, that it's simply about being able to believe what someone says; but it's more than that. There are other key factors to trust such as feeling understood, shared motivations, and follow through. Watch as Dr. Cloud explains these and other factors that are crucial to building trust.
High trust has many benefits, the first of which is decreased drama as it allows you to assume the best. The margin that high trust provides in relationship will simply make life easier. Not to mention the unity and increased performance that high trust leads to on a team! In this clip, Dr. Cloud teaches about the many benefits of trust.
Breaking Trust
We can all be guilty of judging ourselves by our intentions but others by their behaviors. When a leader breaks trust, it is often because they didn't consider how a behavior would impact trust in a relationship. Trust takes work and shouldn't be assumed. Listen as Dr. Cloud discusses common reasons behind breaking trust, and shares how trust can be continually constructed.
Trust Between Peers
In order to examine trust in a relationship, you must have a conversation to determine how the individuals are meeting each other's need for trust. Trust is ultimately about knowing someone, and when we know them and what we know is good, we trust them. In building team trust, we must isolate the factors that cause cohesiveness and trust to build. Watch to learn about the important factors in building trust across a team.