Workplace Trust Requires More Than Donuts

Filed in archive Human Resources on January 22, 2007

Making your business a great place to work requires more than buying a box of donuts once in awhile - you need to build trust.

This great article from The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, NS explains the Five Elements of building employee trust.

But what really constitutes high trust in an organization, and how does it relate to small businesses? Workplace trust consists of five key components: Credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. There is considerable evidence that smaller firms are more able to engender these elements than larger, more hierarchical, or impersonal organizations. Via Trust big contributor to success

Every employer I know feel like they have the trust of their employees and they trust them in return.

So what gives? How can this study be valid? It is a mistake to assume that you have rapport and trust because trust and rapport is fleeting. You have to constantly work at creating a high trust environment.

Read the Trust big contributor to success article it has five tips to help you build trust.