b'ENGAGE 2023 | EARNED TRUSTEarned Trust: Autonomy, Integrity, and AccountabilityDo people have faith in the integrity of their leaders? Earned Trust gives people confidence in company decisions and faith in the integrity of not only their managers, but also the leaders of the company. Without trust, establishing a strong culture with high levels of engagement is impossible. Trust, like communication, is a two-way street and includes the level of faith leaders have in their people to accomplish their job duties.90% of survey respondents feel they have enough autonomy to do their90%FEEL THEY HAVE ENOUGH work effectively, indicating leaders have a high level of trust in theirAUTONOMY TO DO THEIR WORK team members to do their jobs. Not surprisingly, the number is evenEFFECTIVELY. slightlyhigherforhybridandremoterespondents,at92%.While leaderscertainlyappreciatetheabilitytotrusttheirteammembers, team members no doubt appreciate the autonomy as well. 30%DONT HAVE FAITH IN THE INTEGRITY OF ALL OF THEIR But when we broach the subject of integrity, there are some concerningCOMPANY LEADERS.takeaways.30% of survey respondents dont have faith in the integrity of all of their5%REPORT THEY DONT HAVE company leaders, with 5% of respondents reporting they dont haveFAITH IN ANY COMPANY LEADERS faith in any company leaders overall. These numbers remain consistent,OVERALL. regardless of work model, but they regress with tenure.37'