Coaching practices for Earn Trust From Boss

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• I keep waiting for my manager to notice me and hand me more trust, and it’s not happening
• I won’t hand anyone real responsibility until they’ve completely proven themselves first
• When I want people to take me seriously I tend to lead with my résumé and how much I know, and I can feel it land as bragging
• With new people I try to fast-forward to being close
• The honest answer here is that they don’t really need me

Practices that may help

1. Invest in the relationship before you need it
   Build relational credit through reliability and initiative, not charm or performance alone.
   Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
2. Extend trust deliberately to invite it
   Trust others first, in bounded ways, before they have earned every dimension — it is how trust is built.
   The Trust Triangle
3. The Trust Equation, Made Practical
   The Trust Equation (Maister, Green, and Galford) holds that trustworthiness = (credibility + reliability + intimacy) ÷ self-orientation. The model is a practitioner framework rather than a rigorously tested theory, but it usefully names the levers — especially self-orientation, which is the single biggest trust-killer most leaders overlook.
4. Signal credibility without claiming it
   Let your knowledge show through questions and specifics, not through declarations of expertise.
   The Trust Equation, Made Practical
5. Earn the right to deepen the relationship in stages
   Trust compounds over time — start with technical credibility and expand into intimacy as it is earned.
   The Trust Equation, Made Practical
6. Give away the answer even when it costs you
   When the right answer reduces your value or authority, give it anyway — that act is the trust signal.
   The Trust Equation, Made Practical
7. Send proactive, brief status updates
   Update your manager on important work before they ask — in the format and frequency they actually want.
   Managing Up: Practical Skills for Working with Your Boss
8. Lower your guard to raise the intimacy score
   Sharing something real about yourself makes others feel safer sharing something real with you.
   The Trust Equation, Made Practical
9. Use powerless communication to build trust
   Ask questions and admit uncertainty rather than projecting confidence — it builds credibility with givers.
   Give and Take: The Giver Advantage
10. Build reliability through small, visible commitments
    Reliability is built not by big promises but by flawlessly keeping small, everyday ones.
    The Trust Equation, Made Practical

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