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Stress doesn’t create cracks in your culture. It reveals them.
When teams are under pressure, trust can quickly turn into blame, assumptions, longer email threads, and people protecting themselves instead of solving problems.
In this episode of Thoughts Unlocked, I break down why stress can break trust and what leaders can do about it.
The answer isn’t more communication. It’s more curiosity.
Instead of jumping to conclusions, ask better questions. Instead of assuming incompetence, assume confusion. And instead of asking, “Who’s responsible?” ask, “What made this problem possible?” Because trust grows when people feel safe asking better questions.
Timestamps: 00:01:16 – When stress starts replacing trust 00:03:55 – The role of trust in team dynamics 00:07:39 – The benefit of questions over assumptions 00:10:59 – How to foster curiosity and safety in teams 00:12:48 – Cultivating trust through curiosity
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Skot Waldron
What if there was one place to gain short, powerful insights from leaders and influencers worldwide? Join communication strategist Skot Waldron as he interviews people like John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneurs on Fire, Ann Hiatt, who worked directly with Jeff Bezos, Marissa Mayer, and Eric Schmidt, former CIA agent Marc Polymeropoulos, and Matt Doherty, Michael Jordan’s former coach, and mines the gold inside each of their heads. Unlock the potential of you and the people you do life with by listening to every episode!