Trust and Integrity
For a team member, especially the team leader, integrity means that there is consistency between your words and your actions. If other members see that they cannot rely on your word, then they will not trust that you have the best interests of the team as your priority.
If your stakeholders see that you are not a “person of your word,” then they are likely to withhold support for the team that you represent or, worse, they will feel the need to engage in more oversight of the team (e.g., ask for detailed and frequent reports).
If, as the team leader, members of the team begin to doubt the veracity of your statements (e.g., “management is still very committed to this product”), this will result in a distrust of everything that ...
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