Trust is rebuilt through consistent actions—acknowledge concerns, take accountability, and involve your team in solutions. Transparency in decision-making fosters confidence, but trust also grows when leaders align decisions with shared goals and demonstrate results over time. Open dialogue, clear intent, and follow-through are key.

Trust is the most essential forms of ‘capital’ a leader has. Through ‘Empowerment Leadership” - empowering teams to realise their full potential and power would greatly support building trust. Teams tend to believe they are interacting with the ‘Real You’ (Authentic), when they have faith in your logic, judgment and competence (Logic) and when they feel that you ‘Care’ about them (Empathy). We need to focus on these 3 drivers (Authenticity, Logic and Empathy) to build right cultures and restore trust. The path to ‘empowerment leadership’ begins when you start to “Yourself”.

If my team is questioning my leadership decisions, it is a great opportunity for me to grow ! That's the mindset needed. Be open and transparent with your team and ask them to share their perspective boldly and honestly. Be prepared to examine your beliefs and actions with objectivity, share your perspective not as way to prove that you are right but to build shared responsibility