5 Practices for Building Trust in the Workplace

2011 - Executive INTELLIGENT blog September     Building Trust - Enhance Productivity                                                        and Performance Individual performance and productivity are affected by the level of trust with ones superior(s) and within the organization.  Regularly, I come across leaders who view  themselves as supportive and approachable, yet with a little probing, more often then not, there is considerable opportunity uncovered for improving their influence and their accessibility.  When we look at what they are doing, their behavior actually  conveys, among other things, some unpredictability, aloofness, and/or arrogance.  This misconception between the way leaders see themselves and the way they are  viewed by others, is an immediate obstacle to their influence and credibility.  Furthermore, research indicates that the higher one's position, the greater that... Read the whole blog.