Do your employees and young leaders need to earn your trust before it is given? Or, is developing leaders done differently through extending trust first?
Trusting first…
…sacrilege!
We have to earn everything in life, right?
A spot on the sports team.
A chance at a promotion.
A place on a high profile new project team.
A measure of respect from colleagues.
That feels like an awful lot of earning that has to happen before we are allowed any opportunities at all. Honestly, I’m not sure that message still resonates.
If I trust you and give you a chance to spread your wings a bit at work…long before the normal “earn-your-way” approach would afford…am I being reckless?
If you “haven’t had enough time to develop the skills necessary” for certain projects, am I supposed to wait for another year to get you moving?
If I behave like an out-of-touch old-school leader will I be able to attract and retain any young talent to my organization?
Earned first before trust is given doesn’t make sense in every situation anymore.
What do you think?
Thanks for being here.
Jay