Trust is one of the currencies in the barter economy of work. It is exchanged every time we interact with someone. Do I trust this person to execute this project? Do I trust this person to lead this initiative? Do I trust this person to have my back? Each interaction — a meeting, a project, sometimes a Slack message or an email — either adds or detracts from our trust of that person. The concept of the Trust Battery adds nuance to how you think about the relationship between two people. It takes “Do I trust this person?” from a yes/no answer to a gradient — “My battery is at 25% with this person. What could they do to get it to 75%?”
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The Trust Battery
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Trust is one of the currencies in the barter economy of work. It is exchanged every time we interact with someone. Do I trust this person to execute this project? Do I trust this person to lead this initiative? Do I trust this person to have my back? Each interaction — a meeting, a project, sometimes a Slack message or an email — either adds or detracts from our trust of that person. The concept of the Trust Battery adds nuance to how you think about the relationship between two people. It takes “Do I trust this person?” from a yes/no answer to a gradient — “My battery is at 25% with this person. What could they do to get it to 75%?”