The Surprising Secret to Building Instant Trust When Your Reputation Is on the Line
Admitting what you don’t know actually builds trust faster than pretending to know everything.
It signals honesty. It shows you prioritize their outcome over protecting your ego.
And it demonstrates you know the boundaries of your own competence, which ironically makes people trust your competence more.
Research backs this up. TalentSmart tested emotional intelligence alongside 33 other important workplace skills, and found that emotional intelligence is the strongest predictor of performance, explaining a full 58% of success in all types of jobs.
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