You either have trust or you don’t. Trust can be both created and destroyed. Once lost, trust cannot be restored. Though difficult, in most cases lost trust can be restored. You can’t teach trust. Trust can be effectively taught and learned, and it can become a leverageable, strategic advantage. Trusting people is too risky. Not trusting people is a greater risk. Trust is established one person at a time. Establishing trust with the one establishes trust with the many.