Leading Authentically

Would you do business with someone you didn’t trust? The level of trust impacts business relationships with employees, clients, and colleagues. In fact, a U.S. Business survey indicated 22% employees have left a company because of trust issues.

Being honest and transparent with your team members builds trust within your organization. For example, sharing lessons learned that helped you in your role or career create transparency. You are letting go of perfect appearances and being transparent with your mistakes and how you grew from them. This keeps you real and authentic, which builds trust.

And developing trust through authenticity goes both ways. You want your employees to trust you, but you also need to trust them. Your willingness to delegate shows your level of trust in their performance. And, investing in training for those responsibilities and providing honest performance feedback shows trust and empowers them to own their tasks and gain new experiences for retention and career growth.

Authenticity is one of five key characteristics of an engaging leader to S.H.A.P.E. Others for Success.

Schedule a complimentary 30-minute virtual Strategy session here to learn more about helping your managers/supervisors navigate through our evolving workplace to be authentic, build trust, and increase employee engagement.