Connection without trust is unlikely. Discover what our research shows and how to build trusting connections.
New research conducted by Truist Leadership Institute explores how executive connectedness—employees' perceptions of an executive’s trustworthiness, caring, and effective communications, creates impact. The result? When employees feel connected to executives, they are more engaged at work, more likely to stay, and more likely to engage in the organization’s purpose initiatives. Executive connectedness clearly creates positive organizational results.
Trustworthiness is a critical element of executive connectedness and deeply influences employees’ perceptions of your credibility and authenticity. Why? Because all eyes are on you. Employees pay very close attention to what executives say and do. At Truist, we call this executive amplitude (Truist Leadership Institute, 2020). Employees constantly evaluate the trustworthiness of executive leaders. After all, those executives are making strategic bets for the company’s future. In fact, trustworthiness is so important that employees with high trust (vs. low) are 34% more engaged at work, 23% more likely to stay, and 13% more likely to pursue their company’s purpose.
