50 Ways to Build Workplace Trust

Inspiring Trust Behaviours, 50 Agreements from Team Facilitation's

• Be accountable
  
• Be responsible
• Be congruent
• Be adaptable
• Be responsive
• Be competent
• Be honest
• Be ethical
• Be compassionate
• Be open
• Be on time
• Keep relevant
• Examine your motives
• Talk straight
• Demonstrate respect
• Create transparency
• Right wrongs
• Show loyalty
• Deliver results
• Get better
• Confront reality
• Clarify expectations
• Practise accountability
• Listen first
• Keep commitments
• Extend trust
• Create a trust action plan
• Treating all others with respect, courtesy and appropriate confidence
• Value each other’s background, experience and diversity
• Keep each other informed, passing along information accurately, openly and  consistently
• Speak well of others, avoid gossip and behaviours which may harm others
• Respect organisational values, goals, structure and roles
• Speak openly and positively about their work, the organisation, and the future rather than negatively or with cynicism
• Focus on the main issues and goals, not getting sidetracked by differences in details
• Raise concerns, criticisms, and conflicts openly, and discussing them respectfully
• Do what you say you are going to do and build credibility by doing so
• Talk in terms of “we” instead of creating “us and them” culture
• Recognise others when they have done something positive or different
• Take responsibility for your actions/behaviour rather than making excuses or blaming others
• Take care when providing feedback; do so in an appropriate time and place
• Collaborate on important issues by seeking out others’ opinions and expertise
• Show your human side and do not hide mistakes
• Show respect to others by understanding that they have a stake in the organisation’s future and success
• Listen to others and ask questions if you do not understand or agree; appreciate and value others opinions and say so
• Own your area of responsibility and make efforts to improve the environment to make it function successfully
• Avoid withholding information
• Speak truth not UNtruth
• Role model trustworthiness
• Say sorry
• Forgiveness    I trust this helps you....

Journey well.
Matt Cartwright
Inspiring People, Inspiring Business, Inspiring Results 
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