Ep #35 Stop Telling Your Team to Trust You—Earn It Instead

📜 Summary

In this episode of Leadership Beyond the Title, TaSheena Braxton explores the critical role of trust in leadership. She emphasizes that trust is not merely about words but is built through consistent actions and creating safe environments for team members. The conversation delves into the importance of understanding cultural and power dynamics, making implicit expectations explicit, and practicing trust daily. TaSheena provides actionable insights for leaders to foster trust within their teams, highlighting that true leadership goes beyond titles and is rooted in genuine relationships and values.

 

💎 Gems

• Trust is built from lived experience, not just words.
• Leaders must create safe environments for open communication.
• Your reactions set the tone for team dynamics.
• Implicit expectations should be made explicit to avoid misunderstandings.
• Understanding cultural and power dynamics is essential for effective leadership.
• Trust is a daily practice that requires consistency and vulnerability.
• Leaders should model the behavior they want to see in their teams.
• Proving oneself as a leader is about demonstrating care and consistency.
• Open door policies are ineffective without genuine trust-building efforts.
• Trust is systemic and requires ongoing effort to maintain.

 

📖 Chapters

00:00 Redefining Leadership Beyond Titles
01:42 The Importance of Trust in Leadership
05:00 Creating Safe Environments for Trust
09:12 Actions Speak Louder: Building Trust
14:50 Making Implicit Expectations Explicit
18:08 Navigating Cultural and Power Dynamics
22:24 Trust as a Daily Practice

 

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