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Taking a credit should be an intentional activity

The accountability factor in building trust relates to your own actions. You can’t control what someone else does, but you can control what you do. If you’re sensing uneasiness or an awkward feeling with a partner, ask yourself: “What can I do?”You can move along the Partnership Continuum by attending to your own accountability. The law of reciprocity—others tend to give back what they have been given—works in building trusting relationships. One of my friends signs his e-mail with this slogan: “No act of kindness is ever wasted.” In everything we do, intention is important—especially if that intention is “other directed.” Trust is an outcome of our inputs. Even the smallest gesture intended to be giving, respectful, supportive, encouraging, or sympathetic adds value to a relationship.

Building trust should be an intentional activity. And since the development of trust is such an essential aspect of successful partnerships, organizations should support its development. This takes planning. When we are intending to enter a partnership, we must engineer our performance so that we’ll do what it takes to increase trust.When we care enough to plan, follow through, evaluate, and redirect our energies if necessary, we’re using our Partnering Intelligence.