You're struggling to gain your team's trust for strategic decisions. How can you build that crucial bond?

I agree that you should show competence and share a compelling strategic vision. But ensure you are doing that in a meaningful way and don't come across as arrogant or out of touch. Especially when collaboration and active listening are listed so much lower in this article, it's important to remember that trust is earned over time and can be lost instantly. Consider what competence means to your team. If you haven't done the work before, what transferable skills do you have? Understand your team's communication style. Using DISC, I might consider who is looking for facts and figures vs. who may want storytelling or relationship building. Are you demonstrating your competence in a way that resonates with their communication styles?

To gain trust, following are some important considerations: 1. Being transparent: It is crucial to share context with your team around the specific strategic decisions. They need to fully understand the background and then why a particular decision is being taken 2. Allowing for constructive dialogue: Team members should have the opportunity to express their views and their concerns addressed. Give them the space & time to do so 3. Build psychological safety: Team members should feel safe speaking up without any repercussions. You need to create an environment to facilitate this

Fundamental hablar en el mismo idioma que tu equipo, si tu lenguaje no es entendible, probablemente tengas una brecha de comunicación, y las personas además de generar confianza a partir de hechos, también lo hacen a partir de la palabra y de la comunicación. En mi opinión, es clave entender y hacerse entender en un equipo, la claridad y transparencia son valores bien rankeados.

This should be first. So many elements go into building trust and followership; you need first to diagnose why your team doesn't trust you. All the other advice in this article can be misplaced if you aren't solving the right issue.

?Te pasó alguna vez de que cuando alguien habla, vos estás pensando en qué responder? Bueno, eso no es escuchar. Eso no es estar escuchando activamente, mejor dicho. La escucha activa sobre lo que otra persona está hablando, es clave a la hora de generar confianza.

Los éxitos en público, los aspectos a mejorar en privado. Es clave entender que las personas no dejan de ser personas cuando están en un entorno laboral, y suena loco como lo escribo, pero es real. La responsabilidad sobre uno mismo y el resto, es crucial a la hora de generar confianza.

Con el paso del tiempo, entendí que cuando mi equipo crece, yo crezco, cuando todos crecemos, todos somos un poquito más felices. Cuando entendí esto, se me volvió mucho más fácil todo. No solo eso, fui más transparente, más racional, y el proceso en general se volvió más disfrutable.

Confidence is your cape here! Once you're sure of your decision, share your vision with the team in an inspiring and relatable way, not arrogant or out of touch. Paint a picture they can see themselves in. Be an active listener, too. This shows you value their input and builds mutual respect. Lastly, be accountable. Own your decisions and their outcomes, good or bad, and you'll become a trusted leader in their eyes. Remember, building trust is like constructing a skyscraper—lay a strong foundation and build it brick by brick.