5 ways to build trust with employees

Trust is a critical component of managing your employees. It takes time and effort to build trust, but once it is established, it can be very rewarding for the manager and makes the team very productive.

Here are five key ways of building trust with your employees:

• Provide Support when needed. Don't be an obstacle. Instead, take hindrances out of their way and make the working environment as supportive as possible for your employees to do their job. They should feel like you have their back no matter what comes.
• Enable personal development for career growth via coaching and mentoring. Encourage a frank dialogue with all your employees for developmental growth. Needless to say, it should be done in a manner, so it doesn’t come off as criticism but rather a value add to their skill set and personality.
• Never micro-manage. No employee likes to be micro-managed.
• Reward, reward and reward. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of rewarding good work. Rewards need not be in the monetary form, find creative ways of rewarding your employees.
• Be open and available and encourage a two-way open communication. Employees should feel that they can reach out to you, and your doors are always open for them.
  
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