How to Build Swift Trust

Most teams don’t have the luxury of time to go through the typical forming, storming, and norming phases of team development

In this week’s post, you’ll learn why most teams don’t have the luxury of time to build trust and how to do it quickly. I’ll cover:

1. Establishing trust in record time

2. Why swift trust accelerates collaboration

3. How swift trust develops – the foundation

4. Tips for teams to build trust quickly

Establishing Trust in Record Time

Trust typically takes time and develops gradually. But, in my experience, time is a luxury most teams don't have. Often, teams need to establish trust rapidly.

This was the challenge scientists faced as they raced to develop COVID-19 vaccines. Amid a global pandemic, time was of the essence. Researchers needed to swiftly collaborate and share their sensitive data with strangers – an unprecedented openness, given the rivalry in the scientific community.

It all began with a defining moment by Eddie Holmes. The Australian evolutionary biologist was working with Zhang Yongzhen, who had just sequenced the novel coronavirus. On a flight to Beijing, the Chinese biologist hesitated to…