September 27, 2005
Reversing the Downward Spiral of Distrust
The secret to breaking the downward spiral of distrust is for either participant to reach out and show trust.
The downwards spiral can only be stopped if one participant reaches out to the other and the other decides to take a step forward as well.
The steps can be small. To start with, small steps may be the most appropriate. This way, there is less risk for the person taking the steps. There is also an opportunity for trust to be restored.
Unless and until the steps are taken though, people and teams are held back, rather than being able to move forward.
Filed by Coleen Davis at 11:20 pm under Networking, Team Building
[...] For many employees, employers have replaced families as the source which defines their worth and their connectedness. Yet, as managers have taken on more responsibility and the knowledge that one is going to work for his or her employer for the person’s entire career has been tossed away like yesterday’s trash, the sense of worth and the loyalty has been lost. (Remember this earlier blog about the “downward spiral of distrust”?) [...]