Ways to foster trust among employees include delivering on promises, providing job security, providing fair compensation and good benefits, and communicating openly and transparently
listed as chief executive officers among Fortune 500 firmsWe tend to think of exploitation as an issue predominantly affecting marginalized communities, migrant workers and those in low-wage jobs. But poor business practices cut across demographics. Exploitation within an organization reveals institutional flaws in systems that have allowed unethical behaviour to flourish and diminish trust and collaboration among colleagues.
In order of prevalence, the factors for determining trust include: delivering on promises, providing job security, providing fair compensation and good benefits, communicating openly and transparently, providing equal opportunity for pay and promotion and operating ethically. For women compared to men, more emphasis is placed on opportunities for equal pay and promotion, as well as diverse hirings., explains Heidi Gardner, faculty chair of Harvard Law School’s Accelerated Leadership Program.
One line of defence in preserving the balance of power is to encourage hiring managers to offer more employee support and appreciation to foster trust with their direct reports. Among colleagues, providing more communication and information will set the relationships off in a helpful direction, suggests Gardner. Beyond that, it’s up to companies to ensure that employees are feeling included, and their ideas and interests taken into meaningful account.
Still, as efforts endure to make amends for a more just society, it’s worth remembering that stories of oppression and exploitation don’t stay buried forever. To reference Martin Luther King Jr., there is justice in the long arc of the moral universe.in the BBC for a further breakdown of Heidi Gardner’s research on trust in the workplace, as well as how to build rapport with colleagues working remotely.