Assuming trust
When someone is hired, regardless of role or sector, there are usually two factors that are considered:
Can they technically do what’s being asked of them?
Are they a good human being?
How comprehensively these two factors are considered, aligned with the skills of the manager, will determine whether they are immediately trusted to do the job.
If you’ve hired well, then trust should always be assumed. If you’ve hired poorly or the manager likes to control, then trust will always have to be earned.
Employees gain great confidence and will go the extra mile if they know they are trusted to do the job they were hired for.
If they feel under constant pressure to earn trust and prove themselves then their performance will be undermined and their potential will never be realised.
Assuming the best of someone will always produce more positive results.
