b'ENGAGE 2024 | EARNED TRUSTHow Can Companies Improve This?Your Core Values are your north star. They describe how your team treats each other, works together, communicates, and completes assigned duties. Demonstrating them in all that you do is one of the strongest ways to build trust and promote follow through across your organization. 99% of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. George Washington Carver. Accountability can fall under two categories: the things we do and the things we do not do. Its easy to hold yourself accountable and celebrate what youve accomplished, but do you hold yourself accountable to the things youve put on the back burner? Instead of playing the blame game or pointing fingers, be honest and vulnerable about your shortcomings, and share your plan to prevent those same shortcomings moving forward.Prove people right by following through.Trust cant be a case of ignorance is bliss. Your newly hired employees are highly trusting that their leaders will follow through. Take the opportunity to prove them right! Following through consists of three pieces: your actions, your behaviors, and your words. Avoid overpromising and underdelivering and commit to living up to your new hires expectations.Always be people-first. Mindset isnt something thats hard-wired within you. You have the power to change your mindset over time and throughout various situations. As a leader, your mindset sets the tone for the team and influences the culture around you. To build trust, choose to adopt and maintain a mindset thats people-first. Listen to learn, avoid assumptions, and give more than you take.38'