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Building trust in teams doesn't just depend on whether a manager or employees have earned each other's trust, it has to take into account each person's "headspace", according to a psychologist.

The conversations organisations have about building trust in teams tend to focus on interpersonal dynamics, but sometimes, barriers are more individual, says Global Leadership Wellbeing Solutions (GLWS) cofounder Audrey McGibbon.

Employees who lack self-belief and self-confidence, for example, or who are feeling burnt-out and insecure, might seek to protect themselves by withholding trust, even if their teams give them every reason to offer it...