Team with Trust: Trust Your Team

Trust is essential to an effective team, because it provides a sense of safety. ... Without trust there's less innovation, collaboration, creative thinking, and productivity, and people spend their time protecting themselves and their interests - this is time that should be spent helping the group attain its goals.Trust promotes self-confidence. In environments where there isn't trust, a person can't rely on others to respect their opinions and value. ... Within a safe space of trust, people can be themselves and be validated. This can only boost their self-confidence and encourage more trust and vulnerability.Trust increases loyalty and the willingness to stay with a company. Trust decreases stress levels and hostility in the work environment.