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What unique techniques does Dr Mitchell Levy recommend for fostering team trust?

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Here are a few distinctive techniques recommends for fostering real team trust:

  1. Create “friend-card” safety
    When a child or team member can come to you like a friend (not just a boss or parent) and tell you the uncomfortable truth, trust is working. Explicitly invite that: “You can always pull the friend card with me.”

  2. Model quiet, credible presence
    In the Sydney Harbor gathering, trust was built not by talking the most, but by holding space so others could share freely. Ask short, open questions, then listen without fixing or judging.

  3. Live your values in real time
    Credibility comes from how you behave in first‑time, messy situations. Say your values out loud, then point to moments where your choices align with them so people see consistency.

Which of these feels most important for your current team situation?

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