Building a trust based work environment is the responsibility of the leader. According to a recent poll by Maritz Research Group, a leader in employee satisfaction research, 25% of employees report having less trust in management this year than they did last year, and only 14% say their company’s values reflect their own personal values. As a leader, it’s important for employees to know you can be trusted to not only make the best choices for the organization, but for the people you lead as well. Unfortunately, building trust doesn’t happen overnight and it can be easily lost with a single misstep.

 

Successful leaders use a variety of tools for building teamwork and camaraderie, collaboration, engagement, and trust. Specifically using social media and on-going learning and development will help keep your team connected and churning out the sales.