From the course: Leading at a Distance (2019)

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Building trust at a distance

Building trust at a distance

From the course: Leading at a Distance (2019)

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Building trust at a distance

- Building trust doesn't happen by accident. Building trust is one of the biggest questions we get and it is one of the biggest struggles that remote leaders and remote team members often face. Let's talk about how we can build it, using our trust triangle. At the top of the triangle is common purpose. If everyone is clear that they have the same purpose, that they're heading in the same direction for the same reasons, it's going to be easier to build trust, right? I had the chance to do some work for the Marine Corps at Parris Island, South Carolina. And when you drive onto the base, there's a sign which reads, "Welcome to Parris Island, we make Marines." You can't drive by that sign and not be completely clear about the purpose of what goes on at Parris Island. For our remote folks they have no visceral visual reminders every day. When we don't see each other it may be harder for us to create that common purpose, but…

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