The foundation of people’s most important personal relationships is trust. As more employees seek out positions that are as flexible as they are fulfilling, employers are seeing them reexamine the need for this foundational element in the workplace as well. Good leadership won’t just recognize this, they’ll set the example for it.
New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that trusting employees are 260% more motivated to work, have 41% lower rates of absenteeism, and are 50% less likely to look for another job. With the recent high rates of attrition and dissatisfaction in the workplace, it is unsurprising that they also found one in four workers don’t trust their employer.
