Are You Building Trust?
Building trust requires a pattern of behavior that indicates trust. You must evaluate your behavior and others’ reactions to that behavior to determine if you are taking the right steps to build trust. Take this self-assessment to find out if you are taking steps to build trust.
Question 1
Do you seek out information about your subordinates’ personal goals and basic details about their lives and act on that information?
Question 2
Do you delegate work to subordinates?
Question 3
Have you met the goals that you and your superiors have set for yourself and your team in the past?
Question 4
Do you ask for and seek out input from peers, subordinates, and senior leaders?
Question 5
When you are absent from the unit, do things still get done?
Question 6
Do you acknowledge mistakes?
Question 7
Do you follow through on the actions or ideas that you suggest?
| Rarely | Sometimes | Usually |
| # | # | # |
The more “usually” answers you provided, the more likely it is that you’ve established a pattern of behavior that builds trust with your peers, subordinates, and senior leaders. The more “rarely” and “sometimes” answers you provided, the more likely it is that you’re not taking steps to build trust with those around you. You may be taking some steps to build trust, and your subordinates, peers, and leaders may trust you to some degree already. However, there are still actions and steps you can take to further develop trust with these individuals.