But the learning stuck with me because what spoke to him wasn’t the fact that I had rattled off a bunch of amazing advice. It was that, for a moment, we related. I wasn’t some authority figure but rather another person also wading through the choppy waters of management. That helped us connect as individuals, and going forward, it was easier for us to discuss pretty much anything else. The way to earn trust with your reports is no different than how you earn it with anyone else,
