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Build trust

Build trust

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Build trust

- There's an important component of informal leadership that can't be generated from doing great in a meeting, giving some decent feedback, or even from telling an inspiring story. This element takes time, can you guess what it is? It is trust. Think about who you trust, your parents, your spouse, a handful of friends. Think back to what makes you trust those people. It's probably a lot of things like, they kept your secrets they helped you out on something important, or maybe they're a great listener. All these things make you know they're on your side. Having people you trust makes you confident and happier in your personal life. Trust also has huge benefits at work. Paul's Zak a neuroeconomist reported people at high-trust companies are 74% less stressed 106% more energized at work, 50% more productive and 40% less burned out when compared to people at low-trust companies, take that in, those numbers are huge.…

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