Building Trust: The 3 Steps Formula

<p>Knowing how to build and maintain trust has been the best career catalyst for me. I managed to navigate two acquisitions and grow from a Junior Engineer role to an Engineering Director in under a decade. It was a journey of accelerated growth with a lot of challenges.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s first see why trust is such an important element in our society.</p> <h1><strong>Why is trust so important?</strong></h1> <p>Thousands of years ago, if somebody new were joining a tribe,<strong>&nbsp;two things</strong>&nbsp;would have mattered the most:</p> <ul> <li>If they<strong>&nbsp;were competent</strong>&nbsp;&mdash; good hunters for that time, able to provide for people in the tribe</li> <li>If they&nbsp;<strong>were trustworthy</strong>&nbsp;&mdash; they would not run away with the tribe&rsquo;s food and/or kill everybody in their sleep.</li> </ul> <p>The same is valid today. Whenever somebody joins a new environment, the question on everyone&rsquo;s subconscious mind is the same:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Is that person&nbsp;</em><strong><em>competent</em></strong><em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</em><strong><em>trustworthy</em></strong><em>?</em></p> </blockquote> <p>While most people focus on improving competency, trustworthiness is essential.</p> <p><a href="https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/cracking-the-trust-code-the-3-steps-formula-9556ba04d42f"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>