Building trust. Nothing undermines productivity and morale in a workplace like lack of trust. If people don’t trust you, they find it hard to work with you, invest in you, or pursue shared goals. Take the time to build trust with those you work with, and everyone will thrive. Many of the soft skills help to build trust, effective communication, openness and honesty, a positive attitude, and a strong work ethic. Continuously demonstrating that you are trustworthy helps not only to build personal relationships, but also to create buy-in for your initiatives and projects. People who are deemed trustworthy by colleagues share some characteristics. They are skilled at their jobs, they are passionate about their work with a strong work ethic, they communicate honestly and value transparency, they have others’ best interests at heart, they care about people and demonstrate this, they are self-aware.
