Trust in Teams

Feeling valued and encouraging diverse views

Trust is the most-quoted hallmark of high-performing teams. How team members work together, how they communicate, and the way they value each other’s contribution to the team underpin how it functions. In this 9-minute podcast, Naomi Lockwood shares insights into why trust is so important in top-performing teams, and how to look for signs to indicate whether trust is absent or present.

Summary of learning messages

• Trust is essential in high performing teams
  It’s the most quoted hallmark of effective teams

• People need to feel valued
  The quality and balance of communication between team members is a good indicator of trust

• Team members need to spend time together
  Individuals need to understand each other and be aware of each other’s preferences.

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• Trust

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With short videos, podcasts and interactive activities, this is a treasure trove of valuable tips, phrases, techniques and models your organisation can make available immediately, to everyone, for a simple corporate-wide subscription. Topics covered include management and leadership, communication and teamwork, culture and wellbeing, and personal effectiveness.