Emma Brooks
The importance of trust in the workplace

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Topic Discussion
This is a topic I have been wanting to cover for a while, but for which I needed to have enough distance with a specific event to write objectively.
Today I am coming from the position where trust in the workplace is a topic we are openly and actively discussing at the company. We talk about the impact lack of trust has on teams and individuals, how it affects our ability to do our jobs, and why we need more of it… Needless to say, I find it exceptional that we do so.
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But regardless of whether your company tackles the topic head on, or pretends like there’s no problem, I think trust in the workplace is an extremely important topic to cover as it affects our wellbeing, and of course, our mental health.


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