Rebuilding trust

Not long ago, I worked with a leadership team that hadn’t lost trust all at once.

They had lost it slowly over time.

Small commitments not followed through on.
Meetings where people said one thing and did another.
A culture where honesty felt risky.

By the time I arrived, they were going through the motions.

Technically functioning.
But actually disconnected.

We spent two days doing something they hadn't done in years.

Talking honestly about what was working.
And what wasn't.

Naming what they needed from each other.
Making commitments they actually intended to keep.

It didn't fix everything.
But it started something.

Here's the truth:
Trust doesn't erode all at once.

And it doesn't rebuild all at once either.

It comes back in small moments of honesty, follow-through, and showing up the way you said you would.

This isn't just true for leadership teams.
It's true for any relationship where people depend on each other.

Small promises.
Kept consistently.

That’s where trust lives.