Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Trust
November 30, 2009 Trust has been defined in many ways. Henry Cloud writes that to trust is to be careless, meaning that you do not have worry about yourself with that person, because he is going to be worried about that too. Warren Bennis calls it the emotional glue that binds followers together. Someone else has defined it as assurance that another has my best interests in mind. Needless to say, trust is essential for effective leadership. It is the foundation for meaningful relationships and effective teamwork. What are ways that we as leaders can build trust? One way is to operate with consistency between our words and actions, between what we do in private and in public, what we say to others in their in their presence and about them in their absence, and/or how we operate in everyday situations and when we are under pressure. In essence, living with integrity is essential for building trust. What has helped you to build trust with others, specifically as a leader in an organizational framework?
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I give my staff projects to complete.
ReplyDeleteI first of all give them as complete of instructions as possible. Then I tell them to make it their own as they complete the task. Along the way I check in for updates but I never change the way anything is being done, within reason that is. Once the project is completed I try to review what they did. I always praise them for their efforts. I also ask if they had any questions of me which might of made the project go smother. If asked I will give feed back.
At beginning of the task I tell them all I want is their best. Perfections is notefforts and work.
I have found trust must be developed over time and the person you are trying to instill trust in must know they can fail and still be accepted.
Don