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  • Which is more important – Performance or Trust?

    Though both are equally important yet for surviving in an infinite game , organizations need to prioritize “trust” over “performance”.

    Performance relates to IQ whereas trust relates to EQ.

    A low trust environment spoils organization culture and should not be encouraged.Hence even though performance matters , yet since humans are social animals and work best as a group in trustworthy environment hence EQ i.e. trust ultimately dominates.

    Simon Sinek mentions about the same in hos book titled “The Infinite Game”.

  • Performance or Trust , which matters more to NAVY SEAL?

    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”.