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WorksheetsGaining Trust
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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.
