Building Trust to Drive Innovation

Building Trust to Drive Innovation

As a leader, your responsibilities go beyond excelling in your role and now involve growing your team's capabilities to maintain relevance and growth. Innovation is critical for success, but it brings change and risk, which can trigger negative emotions that stall progress. Creating trust is essential to ensure that your team feels safe to explore new opportunities and pathways to innovation. Without trust, employees won't be comfortable taking necessary risks to drive change. This article describes how building trust involves getting personal with your team, listening actively, and giving credit where credit is due. Trust enables innovation and drives results, with employees being 76% more engaged, experiencing 40% less burnout, and 50% more productive when they trust their manager.

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