Employee satisfaction statistics show that only 37% of team members rate the level of honesty in their workplaces as high or very high, and only 14% agree that people trust each other. Further, while 54% of senior managers think the level of trust between all levels in their company is good, only 27% of other team members agree, pointing to entrenched hierarchy as one of the key barriers to the trust-rebuilding process. 

How many leaders realize that although trust can come crashing down in an instant, it takes years to rebuild through daily, consistent actions and a dedication to extracting any weeds that threaten to choke its progress? Business consultants tend to agree that all business owners and executives use the following five keys to building trustworthy team relationships:

1. Ensure consistency of action 
    
2. Create an open and ongoing dialogue 
    
3. Tell it straight even when the news is bad
    
4. Accept criticism and admit when you're wrong
    
5. Carry through with what you promise