Become known for the quality people can safely assume.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

The most valuable reputation is the kind where people do not have to check. They know what they will get from you, so they stop verifying, stop hedging, and start bringing you things they could not risk with someone unproven. That kind of assumption takes years to build and it is the practical form of trust.

Ask what people currently feel they have to check about your work. Then make that thing reliable enough that the checking becomes unnecessary. The change in how you are treated tends to follow within a year or so.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What do people trust you to do without checking?

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