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 Trust and Energy

Last week’s Tuesday Tip addressed the issue of employee engagement thorough the ‘Motivation Equation’. We learned that Passion + Motivational Needs = Energy. This week we look at another essential ingredient that contributes to the energy levels of individuals and teams; trust.

Consider:

1)      A July Psychology Today article, tackles the engagement issue by asserting the degree to which employees are either engaged or disengaged is directly related to their level of trust.

2)      According to the APA 2014 Work and Well-Being Survey nearly 1 in 4 workers say they don’t trust their employer and only about half believe their employer is open and upfront with them.

The lesson is simple, and although you already know it – it is worth restating. Nothing is going to work well if there is no foundation of trust in the organization.

When you consider that most experts estimate approximately 70% of US employees may be actively disengaged, understanding the trust/engagement connection becomes critical to moving the performance needle in the right direction. 

imapMyTeam® has trust covered from every angle.

There are reports to develop self-awareness of how you build trust – and if it is in sync with how others need trust to be fostered with them. There is also a report to help you spot warning signals that other’s trust is waning.

That is a total of 3 reports that, combined, are an effective tool to make sure you are not on the wrong side of the trust statistics.