From the course: Skills for Your First 90 Days as a New Manager
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The importance of trust for you and your team
From the course: Skills for Your First 90 Days as a New Manager
The importance of trust for you and your team
- When I think of some of my favorite leaders throughout my career, they all have one thing in common: They built trusting relationships with me and my colleagues. Your success as a new manager relies heavily on your ability to build trust within your new team. Trust is essential for maintaining a positive work culture. When your employees trust you, their level of performance, reliability and commitment increases. In turn, you are able to thrive as a leader. In order for your team to produce their best work, they must feel happy, content and confident. These feelings often stem from trust, which reduces stress, anxiety, and worry. Trust is developed from demonstrating predictability and reliability over time. This means your staff should have a good idea of what to expect when it comes to your behavior, responses, and approach to different scenarios. For example, when introducing myself to my team, I explained my philosophy…
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