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Accelerating to the Speed of Trust

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October 15, 2024•2 min read

Accelerating to the Speed of Trust

4 Fundamentals to Create High Performance Through Vulnerability

October 15, 2024; By: Lillian Korkontzelos
Edited By: Justin Teeuwen

 “Trusting people is too risky…you can’t teach trust…once lost, trust cannot be restored”.¹ Do these comments sound familiar? There are many preconceived notions that we’ve learned about trust throughout the years. But what is trust?

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Trust is the one thing that we all have in common. Its absence can be catastrophic, but its presence can lead to exceptional success. Knowing this, it is important to build trust into your team to create vulnerability and, as a result, drive performance. People tend to trust you when they believe you are being authentic, when they believe in your judgment and competence, and when they believe that you care about them.²

In order to start instilling trust with others, there are four cores to trust that you have to keep in mind:

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  1. Be Authentic. To be trusted requires you to be honest, be yourself, and not be afraid to act out your beliefs and values.

PRO TIP: Demonstrate integrity by telling the truth, or “talking straight”.

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  1. Share Intent. Trust grows when your motivations are clear, rooted in mutual gain, and it’s easy to see that you genuinely care for people other than yourself.

PRO TIP: Show your team that you genuinely care for and respect them through kind actions.

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  1. Show Capacity. Being able to instill confidence in your abilities to deliver a final outcome is paramount to building trust.

PRO TIP: Be accountable for your outcomes and give constructive feedback to others.

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  1. Present Results. Your track record speaks for itself! If you’re known to perform well and pull through on your commitments, it’ll be that much easier for others to trust you.

PRO TIP: Take responsibility when you make mistakes and strive to do the right thing.

At Meta Excellence, we hire and select clients based on our core values (authentic). We are committed to helping teams reach higher levels of performance (intent). Our cutting-edge work is proven to get you results – just ask any who attend our events and programs (capacity and results)!

Think about you and your team – how can you live by the four cores of trust today? Once you do, you’ll find that you won’t just get results, but your team and clients will be inspired to tackle anything, together!  

Curious about other steps you can take to cultivate, build, and maintain trust with your team? Set up a free consultation with a Meta Coach!

1 Covey, Stephen M. & Merrill, Rebecca R. The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything. Simon & Schuster, 2008.

2 Frei, X., and Morriss, Anne. Everything starts with trust. Harvard Business Review. August 31, 2021, https://hbr.org/2020/05/begin-with-trust.

3 Castrillon, Caroline. 5 Powerful strategies to build trust in the workplace. Forbes. December 18, 2023, https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2023/12/17/5-powerful-ways-to-build-trust-in-the-workplace/.

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Justin Teeuwen is an international motivational speaker, author, business coach, and performance coach. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Cognition and Learning in 2019. Previously, he completed a Master of Science Degree in Physics in 2010 and a Bachelor of Education Degree in 2012. Justin has taught in England, Tanzania, China, Canada, and the United States at every level of education including colleges and universities worldwide. Justin has been researching, developing, and practicing as a performance coach and motivational speaker for more than 15 years. Studying from experts in the field, he created a simple, easy-to-follow process focused on transforming passions into reality. Justin has delivered motivational seminars to over 5 000 people, including such notable clients as the University of Windsor, St. Clair College, the University of Guelph, and Turn Key Realty. Applying cutting-edge research to the field of motivational and performance enhancement, Justin is one of the founders of the Meta-Excellence program. Combining the four Meta-Tools, the Meta-Excellence program enhances performance in thinking, feeling, doing, and being.

Justin Teeuwen

Justin Teeuwen is an international motivational speaker, author, business coach, and performance coach. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Cognition and Learning in 2019. Previously, he completed a Master of Science Degree in Physics in 2010 and a Bachelor of Education Degree in 2012. Justin has taught in England, Tanzania, China, Canada, and the United States at every level of education including colleges and universities worldwide. Justin has been researching, developing, and practicing as a performance coach and motivational speaker for more than 15 years. Studying from experts in the field, he created a simple, easy-to-follow process focused on transforming passions into reality. Justin has delivered motivational seminars to over 5 000 people, including such notable clients as the University of Windsor, St. Clair College, the University of Guelph, and Turn Key Realty. Applying cutting-edge research to the field of motivational and performance enhancement, Justin is one of the founders of the Meta-Excellence program. Combining the four Meta-Tools, the Meta-Excellence program enhances performance in thinking, feeling, doing, and being.

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