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If you’re questioning the level of trust on your team, here’s checklist you can use to make an informal assessment:

• Is information shared openly?
• Are mistakes tolerated and encouraged as a way of learning?
• Does the culture spark creativity and innovation?
• Are team members loyal enough to not speak negatively about others when they’re not present?
• Is straight-talk a practice?
• Are open communication, transparency, collaboration and partnership unquestionable norms?
• Is credit shared, contributions acknowledged?
• Does the team address the real issues in the meeting, versus during meetings after the meeting?
• Do people hold themselves and others accountable?

This checklist can provide a window into the levels of trust on your team.