Impact of Lack of Trust on Stakeholders

As you might suspect, a lack of trust among team members usually translates to a low level of trust in your relationships with other teams and key stakeholders. External relations that are marked by lack of trust usually means that other teams, senior managers, vendors, and government regulators:

1.  Do not believe your estimates

2.  Question the quality of your work

3.  Are skeptical of your promises

4.  Wonder whether you will support their goals

5.  Question the sincerity of your efforts at collaboration

6.  Think you may want to take sole credit for joint efforts

7.  Closely examine your requests

8.  Carefully check the data and other information you provide

9.  Question your projected time line and ...

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