Dominate the competition
Anticipation is power. When it comes to running a business, this couldn’t be more true. But you can’t see everything, because you’re not superhuman – you can’t be everywhere, all of the time. You need a team to help carry the business and to help it grow. Unfortunately, not everyone will be honest about what’s happening when you’re not looking.
Dominate the competition
The stories are everywhere: cases where business owners have had the rug pulled out from under them, been taken advantage of, or “bamboozled,” when they least expected it. What is required for building trust in the workplace – building trust in teams and the people you entrust with your business’ success? Here are three lessons from Tony you can use to avoid those damaging situations.
Lesson #1: Know your partners
“I’ve had partners I got in business with who are well-qualified, and they turn around and they lied about what they had.” — Tony Robbins
One of the most important components of learning how to build trust and confidence in the workplace is understanding that partnerships can be highly beneficial to businesses. Partnerships allow you to take on new feats and collaborate with like-minded individuals to turn something small into a larger success. But partnerships can also be tricky and they require one thing above anything else: trust.
Without that five-letter word, you don’t have a partnership, you have a shakedown. In order to avoid an unfortunate result, do your research. Dig into your potential partners’ credentials and do a thorough check of their background. And keep this Tony tip in mind: Just because someone comes to the table with money doesn’t mean they are credible. Building trust in the workplace does not mean you need to be naive. Rather, do your homework.
Lesson #2: Put people in their place
“I can remember vividly coming home from one of my seminars early in my career, my little company with 12 employees, and 11 of them showed up at the airport to tell me that if I didn’t fire the person who was running the show they’d all leave even though they loved me. And then I came back and found out that she spent all the money, and I needed $50,000 to keep the doors open, and I didn’t have $50,000. I needed it by Monday, and it was Friday.” —
