Trust in the organizational life:

I spend much of my consulting & coaching work with a range of clients, CEOs, managers, &  line staff. Above all this is the critical component in sustaining working relationships. It is about the quality of relationships & the nature of the trust practiced that assist organizational leaders to focus on everyone thriving. Is this true for your organization? I think this quote from “Trust is the Lubricant of Organizational Life” reflects this idea. “I would choose to trust people. I would give the benefit of the doubt and I would organize on the assumption of that, for the most part, people inside the company would be trusted”. The author continues to state what I believe is core for leaders to believe & practice “Trusting people and looking after their personal and professional welfare went against the prevailing management grain which believed in keeping employees at an arm’s length”. How do you as a leader see and believe trust must be lived as a “felt experience” in your organizational culture? Do you agree that your core assumption in all of your relationships is that trust is equally lived within your relationships with your employees, your clients and your investors or funders? Is there a difference in living through trust with these groups?