Gaining Trust

What is a colleague?

• - A person whom one works with in a profession or business.

• - an associate or coworker typically in a profession or in a civil office and often of similar rank or status : a fellow worker or professional

• - a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another person in the workplace-

• - a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another

As a leader, identify some strategies for building trust.

• Don't place blame

  on others

• Breaking confidentiality about a person's private issues.

• Not accepting accountability for your actions

• Discourage cliques that would interfere with productivity

As a leader, identify some strategies for building trust.

• Lead by example

• Telling personnel what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear

• Exhibiting behaviors that don’t support your words

• Communicate openly with personnel

  i.e discuss trust issues

To build a relationship with my colleagues, I should:

• Respect my colleagues

• Be supportive and collaborate on assignments

• Ask for advice but don't use it

• Attempt to manipulate others through emotional highs/lows

• Be positive

To build a relationship with my colleagues, I should:

• Be supportive and collaborate on assignments

• Get to know my colleagues while allowing them to get to know me

• Talk excessively about myself

• Fail to follow through on promises made

• Say thank you

Working in a team, to build trust with my team members, I should:

• Make sure that my behavior and commitments are consistent.

• Treat everyone on the team unfairly

• Not apologize when I am in the wrong .

• Abandon my team when they need me the most

Working in a team, to build trust with my team members, I should:

• Ask for feedback and give it as well

• Treat everyone on the team fairly

• Not apologize when I am in the wrong .

• Abandon my team when they need me the most

To gain the trust of my immediate supervisor, I should:

• Be open and honest as much as possible

• Understand our mutual responsibilities and expectations

• Show independence and an ability to manage problems if they arise

• Disregard what the supervisor says and do what you feel is best

• Ask your supervisor constantly for verification on the work you are doing

To gain the trust of my immediate supervisor, I should:

• Use my supervisors' advice/feedback

• Show a Positive and Professional Attitude

• Maintain Regular Contact with my Supervisors

  so I can Meet Agreed Deadlines

• Visibly and verbally display your disapproval to what your supervisor is saying to you in front of others.

• Do not maintain contact with your supervisor about the work being done.

Is it important to gain the trust and support of the persons I work with?

• Yes, I should try to gain their trust and support.

• No, I don't need to gain their trust and support.