- members ==optimise the interests of the group even when others are absent==/ without direction/ oversight. - Allows team members to be vulnerable. - Comes from predictability and reliability, and also similar values. It cannot be built without taking risks “[[Trust (emotion)|Trust]] is a positive attitude about other team members, specifically a belief that a team member would make decisions, even in the absence of other team members, that optimize the team’s interests. When team members trust each other, they allow themselves to be vulnerable; that is they put themselves at risk of being hurt by the team and its members. Trust is developed through a series of positive experiences, building from predictability and reliability (I respect your knowledge, and I can rely on you to do your part and to do what you are committed to do) to deep-level personal trust (I can rely on you to make big decisions on my behalf). Sharing similar work values can also enhance trustworthiness among team members. It is important to remember that trust cannot be built without taking risks; team members can only demonstrate to each other that they will act in the team’s interests if other team members let them take unsupervised actions.” (Maznevski & Chiu, p280 in Mendenhall et al, 2018.).