Building Trust
- B, boundaries. There is no trust without boundaries.
- R, reliability. I can only trust you if you do what you say you're going to do. And not once.
- A … Huge. Accountability. I can only trust you if, when you make a mistake, you are willing to own it, apologize for it, and make amends. I can only trust you if when I make a mistake, I am allowed to own
JamesClear.com • "The Anatomy of Trust"
The best intentional communities are built on trust: I can't think of a solid community I have been a part of where there wasn't an innate sense of trust. I can think of plenty of communities I have left where the trust between members and/or organizers has been irreparably broken. Once that trust is broken, there needs to be enough trust to discus... See more
Alex Clemente P. • Musing on Community Building
Without managed trust, people will show up to do their jobs and they will worry primarily about themselves. This is the root of office politics—people acting within the system for self-gain often at the expense of others, even the company. If a company doesn’t manage trust, then those working for it will not trust the company, and self-interest bec
... See moreSimon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
I’ve had people say to me, “Well, trusting is frightening.” “Yes,” I reply. “It’s supposed to be. That’s the nature of this sacred quest.”