43: Trust series - Your trust bias - it's running the show, so how do you identify it?
Mar 9, 2020
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Discover how trust biases influence collaboration and decision-making in this episode. Learn to balance your trust instincts to turn them into an asset rather than a liability. Explore personal stories and strategies for building genuine trust in relationships for organizational success.
Recognizing and balancing trust biases can enhance collaboration and growth opportunities.
Seeking external feedback can help individuals identify and rectify tendencies of excessive trust for a more balanced approach.
Deep dives
The Under-Truster Mentality
Some individuals tend to under-trust, relying more on their capabilities and instinct than on others. This under-trusting behavior can lead to missed opportunities for collaboration and growth. By recognizing this bias, individuals can work towards adjusting their mindset, avoiding knee-jerk mistrust reactions, and empowering others to take on responsibilities, fostering a more balanced and effective approach to trust.
The Over-Truster Behavior
Conversely, some people lean towards over-trusting, assuming others' competence and good intentions excessively. This tendency can stem from a desire for approval and avoidance of conflict. Over-trusting individuals may be prone to being taken advantage of and experiencing disappointment. Seeking external perspectives and feedback can help in identifying and rectifying instances of excessive trust, promoting a more objective and balanced approach to trust.
Most of us have a bias towards either under-trusting or over-trusting. In this episode, Carolyn shows you how to understand your personal bias and how you can balance it so that your trust instincts become an asset rather than a liability.