Performance at work is more related to technical competence.Whereas trust is more related to the character of a person.

With NAVY SEALs it has often been found that a person high on performance low on trust is regarded as “toxic” & hence often ostracized.This is simply because of the fact that such a person is more prone to 1) Blame others 2) Talk non-sense about others 3) can have a negative influence on other team members 4) exhibits narcissism

Thus in situations where collaboration is of prime importance , trust is the most important need , even a low performance can be tolerated.

Simon Sinek brings out this point in his book titled “The Infinite Game”.