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Trust: the true foundation of collective performance\u00a0<\/strong>
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I recently facilitated a team coaching session at an industrial company where the leader's objective was to strengthen cohesion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, I conducted individual and confidential interviews with each member of the team. It emerged that the team consisted of brilliant, qualified, experienced individuals. So where was the problem?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I asked them to express how they worked together, their answers didn't surprise me.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unspoken things hang in the air. The meetings often end with a \" \"We'll talk about it again\" <\/em>or worse, polite silence \u201cthere isn't enough questioning\u201d \u201cdecisions take weeks\u201d \u201cwe don't really talk to each other\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This moment has been a turning point<\/strong>. Because trust isn't an abstract word. It's what allows people to dare to say what matters, when it matters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lack of trust: the foundation of team dysfunction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Patrick Lencioni says it straight: a lack of trust is the root of all team dysfunction<\/strong>. Its pyramid, simple and powerful, reminds us that trust is the foundation<\/strong>. If this foundation is fragile, everything else collapses: the quality of exchanges, decision-making, collective commitment, and ultimately, results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It's the ability within a team to be able to say to each other:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abI don't know.\u00bb
\u00abI need help.\u00bb
\u00abI've made a mistake.\u00bb
\u00abI can learn from you.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When this trust exists, it opens the way for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n