Trust your peeps...

·      Competence and confidence go hand in hand.

·      Both are needed for personal and professional success.

 

The best companies spend time and effort to make employees competent in the skills needed for their jobs; but if they don’t trust them to grow into and use those skills, they’ll never gain the confidence to spread their wings and fly. That kind of trust is shown by coaching them to meet expectations and catching them doing things right. Do your outstanding performers know what you think of them and their work? How about those struggling to get into their groove – paying attention to them, giving them the benefit of your experience, and letting them know you’re there for them can give them the confidence to keep going and improve. It all comes down to knowing your employees, walking among, and working with them, mentoring, and coaching them, and treating them the way you wanted your boss to treat you when you were in their place. They’re your human capital, without whom you couldn’t get things done. Show them your trust and let them display their confidence today.

 

Patrick Mosher: Chemical Engineer, M.A in Organizational Communication and M.S. in Human Resources, Global Lead for Sales and Marketing Talent Solutions for Accenture, and Executive in Residence at Purdue University.