Involved leaders create engaged people. When people are engaged, they trust that the organization will consider their human needs in pursuit of accomplishing objectives.

Leaders in a school set the tone for trust by being transparent, showing vulnerability, asking questions, sincerely listening, and setting clear and predictably measured outcomes.

  • How can you be involved in things that matter most?
  • How can you build leadership capacity, so more school leaders are involved?
  • What are the human needs in your organization?
  • How do you gauge organizational trust?

[pullquote align=”normal” cite=”@mafost”]A healthy school culture is built on trust. Trust breeds innovation and a willingness to take risks.[/pullquote]