18/04/2022
Build trust
Trust is like a tree. It takes a while to grow but can be chopped down in a moment.
Trust is the currency of leadership, teamwork and success. If people don't trust you, they are not going to follow you. If they don't trust you, they won't do business with you.
As a leader you want to make sure that you are building trust into your life and leadership.
As a team it's essential to know that trust keeps team united, connected and committed.
Building trust requires:
(1) walking the talk. Keeping your word over and over again, you become trustworthy.
(2) integrity. The word integrity evolved from the Latin root integer which means whole or complete. It's further defined as an undivided or unbroken completeness.
When you live with integrity you are whole and complete. There is no separation between what you say and what you do.
The essence of who you are is revealed by your commitment, character and choices. Through your actions people see there is an integration (also from the word integer) between what you do and who you are.
Please note that living with integrity doesn't mean you don't ever make mistakes. Everyone does. No one is perfect. But it does mean that when things don't go as planned, we take ownership and are transparent and honest while sharing how we will rectify it. Then we do.
