Trust is Not a Soft Skill

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean to be a trusted leader? If you don’t have the trust of the people you work with, how can you start to gain their trust? Today’s episode is filled with advice that will help you grow your career, become more successful, and improve your company as well. On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Thom welcomes speaker and author David Horsager for a conversation about developing and maintaining trust in the workplace. He shares the eight pillars of trust, how they relate to each other, and action items that you can take to start building greater trust today. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn about:</span></p> <p><strong>What is trust? </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">People do business with people they know, like, and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">trust</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trust does not mean you like someone, it means you have confidence in your relationship with them. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trust is not a soft skill, it is the core issue of all relationships</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trust cost is reflected in the effort and time we put into everything we do. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>The eight pillars of trust</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Each pillar is essential and each pillar is interrelated to the others.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">All eight pillars must be exercised in order for any one of them to be effective. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The eight pillars of t