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Trust is a feeling. Just as it is impossible for a leader to demand that we be happy or inspired, a leader cannot order us to trust them or each other.
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When we work on a Trusting Team we feel safe to express vulnerability. We feel safe to raise our hands and admit we made a mistake, be honest about shortfalls in performance, take responsibility for our behavior and ask for help.
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There is no way we can turn off our feelings simply because we are at work.
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Feeling safe to express our feelings is not to be confused with a lack of emotional professionalism.
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Human beings are hardwired to protect themselves. We avoid danger and seek out places in which we feel safe.
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When we feel part of a group that cares about us, we want to do right by that group and make our leaders proud. Our standards naturally rise.
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[Scared versus Fear is]… an essential distinction. A scare is a temporary rush of a feeling. That can be forgiven. Fear is a state of being, and to allow it to rule is a disgrace.
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You have to be willing not only step away from the herd but get up in front of them and say what you truly think or feel.
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…there is an important clue as to whether one is carrying out good work. Doing good work feels good.
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No one is irreplaceable, and there seems to be an endless supply of willing practitioners who feel no compulsion to honor the tacit contract that binds them to their domains.
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