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Overcoming low trust in your company – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer question from

video I’m going to answer question from

video I’m going to answer question from what my readers wissam who was asking me

what my readers wissam who was asking me

what my readers wissam who was asking me I’m a currently system analyst nothing

I’m a currently system analyst nothing

I’m a currently system analyst nothing related to human resources I can feel

related to human resources I can feel

related to human resources I can feel the low trust levels in my organization

the low trust levels in my organization

the low trust levels in my organization between co-workers and sometimes

between co-workers and sometimes

between co-workers and sometimes employees in a management what’s the

employees in a management what’s the

employees in a management what’s the impact that load trust in an

impact that load trust in an

impact that load trust in an organization and what can we do to

organization and what can we do to

organization and what can we do to change it so what Sam first of all I

change it so what Sam first of all I

change it so what Sam first of all I want to congratulate you for taking an

want to congratulate you for taking an

want to congratulate you for taking an interest in the business that you

interest in the business that you

interest in the business that you working on a lot of people they felt low

working on a lot of people they felt low

working on a lot of people they felt low trust levels that just jump off and

trust levels that just jump off and

trust levels that just jump off and wouldn’t want to try to improve it they

wouldn’t want to try to improve it they

wouldn’t want to try to improve it they may be go look for another job so that

may be go look for another job so that

may be go look for another job so that comment you be trying really hard to

comment you be trying really hard to

comment you be trying really hard to keep you there because you’re trying to

keep you there because you’re trying to

keep you there because you’re trying to make the business better so in terms of

make the business better so in terms of

make the business better so in terms of the impact of low trust the two biggest

the impact of low trust the two biggest

the impact of low trust the two biggest things that I see is one decreased

things that I see is one decreased

things that I see is one decreased productivity so if your bosses and trust

productivity so if your bosses and trust

productivity so if your bosses and trust you he’s always going to be watching

you he’s always going to be watching

you he’s always going to be watching over your shoulder making sure you’re

over your shoulder making sure you’re

over your shoulder making sure you’re doing everything exactly right exactly

doing everything exactly right exactly

doing everything exactly right exactly as they want it and sometimes they’re

as they want it and sometimes they’re

as they want it and sometimes they’re going to try to do things themselves

going to try to do things themselves

going to try to do things themselves because they don’t trust you to be able

because they don’t trust you to be able

because they don’t trust you to be able to do it so there’s a big drop in

to do it so there’s a big drop in

to do it so there’s a big drop in productivity because you’re too busy

productivity because you’re too busy

productivity because you’re too busy watching each other instead of just

watching each other instead of just

watching each other instead of just worrying about what you’re supposed to

worrying about what you’re supposed to

worrying about what you’re supposed to focus on the second impact that I think

focus on the second impact that I think

focus on the second impact that I think of load trust is when you have really

of load trust is when you have really

of load trust is when you have really low morale in the company so hit your

low morale in the company so hit your

low morale in the company so hit your bosses and trust you right if you’re

bosses and trust you right if you’re

bosses and trust you right if you’re your person right in front of you

your person right in front of you

your person right in front of you doesn’t trust what you’re doing you’re

doesn’t trust what you’re doing you’re

doesn’t trust what you’re doing you’re not going to be really happy working

not going to be really happy working

not going to be really happy working there right if you don’t trust the

there right if you don’t trust the

there right if you don’t trust the people who are working under you then

people who are working under you then

people who are working under you then you’re also probably not gonna be really

you’re also probably not gonna be really

you’re also probably not gonna be really happy working there so you want to work

happy working there so you want to work

happy working there so you want to work at an organization where everybody does

at an organization where everybody does

at an organization where everybody does trust each other so people going to

trust each other so people going to

trust each other so people going to start looking for other jobs the morale

start looking for other jobs the morale

start looking for other jobs the morale is going to be really bad if there’s low

is going to be really bad if there’s low

is going to be really bad if there’s low trusted and organization what can you do

trusted and organization what can you do

trusted and organization what can you do about that so two things one you don’t

about that so two things one you don’t

about that so two things one you don’t know if you’re managing people yet or

know if you’re managing people yet or

know if you’re managing people yet or not for the people who are above you you

not for the people who are above you you

not for the people who are above you you have to earn their trust so think about

have to earn their trust so think about

have to earn their trust so think about your boss for them to trust you you have

your boss for them to trust you you have

your boss for them to trust you you have to earn it you can’t just say hey trust

to earn it you can’t just say hey trust

to earn it you can’t just say hey trust me I’ll get it done when people say

me I’ll get it done when people say

me I’ll get it done when people say trust me you know you don’t really tend

trust me you know you don’t really tend

trust me you know you don’t really tend to want to trust them so you have you

to want to trust them so you have you

to want to trust them so you have you have to earn it right Trust has to be

have to earn it right Trust has to be

have to earn it right Trust has to be earned so whenever they give you a

earned so whenever they give you a

earned so whenever they give you a project try to go above and beyond do it

project try to go above and beyond do it

project try to go above and beyond do it faster than they expect do it higher

faster than they expect do it higher

faster than they expect do it higher quality than xpect think of other ways

quality than xpect think of other ways

quality than xpect think of other ways to make the project better

to make the project better

to make the project better just what your you’ve been assigned and

just what your you’ve been assigned and

just what your you’ve been assigned and you’ll be the one on your team that

you’ll be the one on your team that

you’ll be the one on your team that everybody trusts because you always do a

everybody trusts because you always do a

everybody trusts because you always do a really good job so you have to earn that

really good job so you have to earn that

really good job so you have to earn that and think of ways that you can always go

and think of ways that you can always go

and think of ways that you can always go above and beyond to earn their trust in

above and beyond to earn their trust in

above and beyond to earn their trust in this if you have a business it’s the

this if you have a business it’s the

this if you have a business it’s the same thing to earn the trust of your

same thing to earn the trust of your

same thing to earn the trust of your customers can’t say hey trust me you

customers can’t say hey trust me you

customers can’t say hey trust me you have to prove to them that you’re going

have to prove to them that you’re going

have to prove to them that you’re going to over-deliver on expectations you

to over-deliver on expectations you

to over-deliver on expectations you deliver it faster cheaper better then

deliver it faster cheaper better then

deliver it faster cheaper better then you said you would and you’re going to

you said you would and you’re going to

you said you would and you’re going to earn a lifetime of trust from them if

earn a lifetime of trust from them if

earn a lifetime of trust from them if you’re managing people and you worried

you’re managing people and you worried

you’re managing people and you worried about earning the trust of the people

about earning the trust of the people

about earning the trust of the people below you show them trust first but if

below you show them trust first but if

below you show them trust first but if you can show that you trust them they’re

you can show that you trust them they’re

you can show that you trust them they’re going to want to trust you so try not to

going to want to trust you so try not to

going to want to trust you so try not to be a big micromanager I try not to

be a big micromanager I try not to

be a big micromanager I try not to breathe down their necks and really push

breathe down their necks and really push

breathe down their necks and really push them on timelines yes you have to get

them on timelines yes you have to get

them on timelines yes you have to get their job done but try not to be

their job done but try not to be

their job done but try not to be overbearing to the point where they feel

overbearing to the point where they feel

overbearing to the point where they feel like you don’t trust them if you show

like you don’t trust them if you show

like you don’t trust them if you show that you do trust them then they’re

that you do trust them then they’re

that you do trust them then they’re probably going to work even harder

probably going to work even harder

probably going to work even harder you’ll probably be surprised by how hard

you’ll probably be surprised by how hard

you’ll probably be surprised by how hard they were and they’re going to start

they were and they’re going to start

they were and they’re going to start trusting you as well and it’s going to

trusting you as well and it’s going to

trusting you as well and it’s going to help the entire company so I hope that

help the entire company so I hope that

help the entire company so I hope that answer your question if you guys liked

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