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percent) of actively disengaged employees share the same belief.
The more employees trust their supervisor and feel trusted by
their supervisor, the greater their level of engagement. To what
extent do you act in ways that foster employee trust? Take the
assessment below and find out.

TRUST SELFASSESSMENT QUIZ

Instructions: Read each statement below and decide how accu-
rately it describes you and your relationship with others using
the following scale:

a. Not at all (0 points)
b. Somewhat (1 point)
c. Usually (2 points)
d. Always (3 points)

Place the point value of your answer choice on the blank line at
the beginning of the statement.

1. I trust my employees to do excellent work
without me checking it.
2. My employees and colleagues often confide in
me.
3. My employees trust me to do right by them.
4. I trust team members to make business
decisions on their own.
5. Employees can count on me to “shoot
straight” when delivering bad news.

Total Number of Points