• Published May 22, 2017
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RESEARCH REPORT

Why Trust Is Critical to Team Success

Why Trust Is Critical to Team Success

Understand the Value of Trust in the Workplace

Today, more than ever, trust is increasingly recognized as an essential asset to break down silos, foster collaboration, deepen teamwork, drive engagement, and manage the never-ending process of change in organizations and on teams.

When trust is present, people step forward and do their best work, together, efficiently. They align around a common purpose, take risks, think outside of the box, have each other’s backs, and communicate openly and honestly. When trusting relationships are absent, people jockey for position, hoard information, play it safe, and talk about — rather than to — one another.

It’s no secret that trusting relationships are what people most want and need at work. But despite the importance, need, and demand for them, teams struggle to build and sustain them for the long term. In all teams, trust will be built and trust will be broken. It comes with the territory of human relationships. It’s especially vulnerable during periods of rapid growth or change, or when the team is virtual.

This paper outlines the 3 dimensions of trust in a model that gives teams a common language to talk about trust-related issues constructively, take thoughtful action on them, sustain trust over time, and enable them to take trust to the next level.

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  • Published May 22, 2017
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Based on Research by

Dennis & Michelle Reina
Dennis & Michelle Reina
Co-founders, Reina Trust Building Consultants

Dennis and Michelle specialize in helping leaders deepen engagement and leadership effectiveness, manage change, raise productivity, and create environments of open and honest communication through trust. Their suite of statistically valid and reliable trust assessments measure trust at the leadership, team, and organizational levels and support healthy relationships and superior performance.

David Hudnut
David Hudnut
Former Senior Leadership Solutions Partner

David designed and delivered custom interventions and facilitated organizational leadership initiatives, change strategies, and culture work with a focus on multicultural leadership and team effectiveness. An ICF-certified coach, he co-developed a workshop to train people in the special skills needed to become effective team coaches.

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