Trust — TEAMING WITH IDEAS — Carlos Valdes-Dapena

Trust Matters, But Not How You Think It Does

One startling discovery was that relationship building, despite all the time and money teams and organizations devote to it, doesn’t ignite collaboration

Team TrustCarlos Valdes-DapenaSeptember 30, 2019Trust, Teambuilding, lessons from mars, overcollaborationComment

The Perils Of Psychological Safety

I’ve posted a couple of articles about trust and courage in teams in my blog, Teaming With Ideas. I connect my thinking about those two subjects to what’s become a justifiably hot topic in the realm of collaboration: psychological safety.

The Courage To Trust

In my work at Mars, Incorporated I ask teams to think of low trust as a symptom of other more tangible issues, not as a problem in an of itself. I also remind them that trust, at its most basic, is an emotion.

Team TrustCarlos Valdes-DapenaMay 31, 2017Trust, Courage, blameComment

Trust Isn't A Precondition For Team Success

Trust isn’t a precondition for team success and we have to stop treating it that way. Don’t get me wrong; trust in teams matters - a lot. But too many teams believe that they need to build trust first in order to improve their performance or address their issues.

Team TrustCarlos Valdes-DapenaMay 31, 2017High Performing Teams, Team Building, Collaboration, Trust, TeambuildingComment