12 ways the best leaders build Trust

There are two critical decisions when it comes to predicting the success of a team: (1) who you decide to hire and (2) how you foster an environment that makes people want to stay.

Who you decide to hire is probably the most critical decision you can make for your team — but once you have found them, keeping them is even more challenging.

In a way, management is a bit like parenting. You need to teach your people to grow their wings so they can fly on their own… and in turn teach others how to fly. You want them to fly. You really don’t want them to stay on the ground and watch you fly alone.

Leaders do not create followers, they create more leaders . ~ Tom Peters

Here are 12 ways to do just that.

1. Trust your people. This one is tricky but great managers give their trust from the start, having faith that people will return their trust … in due time. They take a leap of faith and most often than not, it pays off. Trust is the cornerstone of any relationship, you’ll have succeeded if you manage to keep and retain people’s trust (more tips on how to work on trust: 11 traits of unforgettable leaders).

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the…