The Page About Not Knowing What to Do, Taking Ownership, and Earning Trust

How do you build trust with people, especially in the business or corporate world?

I used to think that one of the best ways to do it is to always have an action plan ready, especially for when things go wrong - because this is how you show that you take responsibility, and responsibility is what earns trust and respect. Right?

But what if you don’t have a plan? What if you are put on a spot and don’t have all the answers? What do you do then?

Well, I might have found an answer to this question.

In this episode, I share the story of a crisis at work when I actually had no plan and no idea how to solve the problem, but I still stepped forward and was absolutely open and honest about it.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

• [01:08] What I knew about confidence and trust building
• [02:25] A special project with my biggest client
• [03:22] The infinite cycle of adding to the timeline
• [04:47] The boiling point: when I finally woke up and realized something was really wrong
• [06:49] Meeting with the client while completely unprepared
• [09:20] Taking ownership of the project and making all the difference
• [12:28] What I know now about earning trust in the corporate world

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