3 practices for smartly building trust

Smartly building trust is a key activity for successful collaboration. There is a lot of complexity involved in working successfully with others. And fortunately there are specific practices which can get you much better results. Here’s what works for me.

1. Build connection through a “hearing and being heard” process.

2. Commit to clarity, in yourself and in others.

3. Develop the skills and courage to take on important conversations.

The more I work on mastering these core trust-building skills, the easier and more productive my collaborations get.

Paul Konasewich, connectleadership.com

© 2007 Paul Konasewich

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Paul Konasewich

Paul Andrew is the founder of Connect Leadership, (http://connectleadership.com) helping leaders build mature, responsible teams. Paul combines his management background from MIT Sloan and Microsoft with wide-ranging interests in neurology, animal behavior, and Argentine Tango to promote an innovative approach to leadership development. Paul has a global view of business and speaks fluent Japanese, basic Chinese, and passable Spanish. Paul's classes emphasize interactive, experiential learning that gets results.
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