Leaders are always looking for ways to build trust in their teams. And you can get a lot of suggestions from the internet or your HR department. Be respectful, inclusive, transparent, etc. These are pretty conventional and take a long time to have any effect. What more can you do?
Actually, trust need not take months and years to build. All your team needs is to have meaningful and profound experiences together. Maybe it’s completing the most challenging project in a short span of time, or creating something game-changing for the entire company. Depends on your line of work, your team, and what they have in common.
Sharing deep experiences improves a team’s confidence in each other’s abilities and support. It shows they can easily empathize, understand one other’s perspectives, and be real. This is HOW you build trust not only cognitively but also emotionally.
