TRUST AND HONESTY IN THE WORKPLACE

Trust, honesty, and fairness are the three main components in building a good strong relationship and foundation with your employees and colleagues.

It also encourages higher and more efficient performance in the workplace.

“We can’t touch the workplace environment, but everyone can feel it”.

Let us start with trust.

Trust is said to be beneficial and an essential building block for developing a strong team of employees. It may have different purposes and meaning to a certain degree between employers and employees and then between managers and colleagues.

Yet, trust is difficult to measure. It takes a long time to build, develop and establish. It is after all also very easy to diminish.

As an employer, it is important to be aware of what needs to be done daily to build and maintain trust with their employees.

Nevertheless, it is vital to be aware of what could make or break trust.

How can you build trust with your employees and colleagues?

• Show that you care
• Be helpful
• Be honest
• Admit when you are in the wrong
• Good and clear communication

What are the benefits of establishing trust?

• Improves performance
• Decreases stress levels
• Feeds motivation and efficiency
• A good foundation for a strong team/good working relationship and collaboration

“Lack of trust is said to be the biggest threat to a company”.

Honesty in the workplace.

Honesty is linked to trust. If we are honest with ourselves and our teams, we are more likely to build a good business and improve performance.

It also strengthens a workplace’s environment. It can be hard to be honest and for sure it can come with consequences. At times employees or colleagues may not want honesty for various reasons, it can be that it may make them feel uncomfortable, cause frustration, find it difficult or not have a chance to voice their opinions or ideas.

A lack of honesty in the workplace can affect performance and trust within your team. This may also have other negative side effects including conflict, decreased morale and a break down in workplace relationships.

Some of the benefits of honesty in a workplace

• Reduces risk of conflict
• Loyalty of employees
• Contributes to developing kindness and truthfulness
• Sets the tone for the kind of work culture you want to establish

“Honesty gives you peace of mind that you don’t have when you tell lies. When others know you are honest, they trust you”.