Trust Your Employees
When leaders say that trust is earned they’re really announcing that they believe their staff is trying to hurt, betray, or make them look bad. This worldview usually stems from childhood trauma and manifests itself in a lack of trust in others and a need to control them.
A far more effective way of thinking and behaving is to trust your employees from the start and give them the ability to do their thing. Then, all you have to do is be a resource when they need training or have questions.
One of the best approaches to build a nurturing, supportive workplace culture is to make sure your issues aren’t stifling you and others. Let go of the mistaken notion that you can’t trust people and work instead on giving your staff opportunities to shine.
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