Trust and Performance at Work
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Employee trust levels are disturbingly low according to surveys. Only 82% of engaged employees trust their manager and 90% of employees say trust in their superior is vital to their job performance. Leaders can take three steps to boost employee trust: 1) Find ways to gather employee input on company decisions, 2) Increase transparency by giving employees background on how decisions are made, 3) Ensure consistency between words and actions. Highly engaged employees who trust and have confidence in their leaders can lead to 16% higher profits, 18% better productivity, and improved employee retention by 87%.
Trust and Performance at Work
- 1. Trust at work means employees are engaged and performing at a level of high performance that generates top results. THE WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT PERSONAL RISK BASED ON ANOTHER PERSON’S ACTIONS. T R U S T BUT THERE’S TROUBLE WITH EMPLOYEE TRUST LEVELS DISTURBINGLY LOW SURVEYS SHOW TRUST IS OF ENGAGED EMPLOYEES TRUST THEIR MANAGER OF EMPLOYEES SAY TRUST IN THEIR SUPERIOR IS VITAL TO THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE WHAT CAN YOU DO? LEADERS CAN TAKE THESE THREE STEPS TO BOOST EMPLOYEE TRUST SoapBox provides easy to use software and services empowering organizations to accelerate cultural change and generate real business value from employee ideas. Visit SoapBoxHQ.com and check out our blog for more on working better and employee engagement! Sources: Forum, Interaction Associates, BlessingWhite, Towers Watson, American Psychological Association. 82% 90% Find ways to gather employee input on company decisions 1 Increase transparency by giving employees background information to understand how decisions are made 2 Talk the talk and walk the walk by ensuring consistency between words and actions 3 THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MEANS BETTER BUILDING TRUST EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT DO NOT FEEL SAFE SHARING IDEAS WITH WORKPLACE LEADERS TRUST THEIR BOSS LESS THIS YEAR THAN LAST DO NOT HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF TRUST IN THEIR BOSSES AND HIGHER-UPS 60% 62% 25% HIGHLY ENGAGED EMPLOYEES HAVE TRUST & CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LEADERS OUT OF 8 10 E ARN 16% HIGHER PROFITS BETTER PRODUCTIVITY18% WINNING TRUST IS THE WAY TO GET PERFORMANCE IMPROVE EMPLOYEE RETENTION BY 87% TRUST & PERFORMANCE