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How to build trust virtually
From the course: Coaching Virtually
How to build trust virtually
- I think of coaching as rocket fuel for your employees' careers and for yours. And you know what the active ingredient of coaching is? Trust. Without trust, you can't have the intimate, real conversations that are the foundation of coaching. Now you may be a natural trust builder when you see people face to face, but in the virtual world, trust building is a little bit harder. You don't run into people organically. You can't take them out for lunch. And you don't have those late afternoon casual chats. You don't even see what folks are doing, and they can't see you. And let's face it when you're remote, misunderstandings just happen much more often. So getting intentional about building trust. Here are three do's and one don't. First, most importantly, just get to know each of your employees. Don't think of small talk as a waste of time. Think of it as an investment in the trust bank. When you talk to them on video…