Coaching practices for How to Be Reliable at Work

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I say "I’ll send that over" or "I’ll get to it" and then a bunch of those little things quietly slip my mind
• In the moment I love making the big enthusiastic promise
• 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
• 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

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. Build reliability by making smaller, keepable promises
   Under-promise consistently, then exceed rather than over-promise and fall short.
   The Trust Triangle
3. Signal credibility without claiming it
   Let your knowledge show through questions and specifics, not through declarations of expertise.
   The Trust Equation, Made Practical
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Use public commitment to close the action gap
   Announce a specific next skill-building action to someone who will follow up.
   The Confidence–Competence Loop
9. Build a credibility foundation before showing vulnerability
   The pratfall effect only works if people already perceive you as competent — so earn that first.
   The Pratfall Effect, Made Practical
10. 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

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