Leaders Need to Start with This to Build Trust

​There are any number of ways for leaders to build trust.
 
Which is an essential component of having engaged employees, which leads to caring cultures:

Including being open about even minor mistake or imperfections.
 
Because doing so invites reciprocity, and this two-way street is essential when building trust and forging good rapport.
 
Building an environment where people feel safe to make mistakes, take risks and speak up.

Critical for any organization that wants to be innovative and successful.
 
We are all humans, and pretending to be perfect damages authenticity, because not one of us is.
 
Being real and seen as someone who makes mistakes and has faults, makes a leader seem human and approachable.

Allowing people to, in turn, be themselves.
 
Start small with insignificant details, especially at the beginning:
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• Saying you didn’t sleep well the night before.
• Mentioning how you were late to a lunch with a client last week.
• Talking about the great movie you watched recently.
• Admitting that you forget a prior conversation, as you’ve been so buried in another project.

 
This sets the stage for open communication, that's rooted in authenticity.
 
And a positive, successful culture, led by a real human, and not someone pretending to be perfect.