One of my favorite hokey frameworks is the Trust Equation.

It's a great way to understand and improve interpersonal relationships on a team.

The amount of trust one person has in another is:

Trust = (Credibility + Reliability + Intimacy) / Self-Orientation

Credibility: Can you believe what they say?

Reliability: Can you depend on them?

Intimacy: Are they sensitive to you?

Self-Orientation: Do they focus on themselves or the team?

The higher the trust, the more you're able to navigate complex problems together.

Is there some relationship in the team that isn't going great?

Imagine how that person sees you.

Score yourself on the four factors of trust through their eyes.

Some of their perception will be wrong–part of the reason they don't trust you as much as they "should".

How can you help align their perception with reality?

What actions can you take to get their trust to align with reality?

Now do the same thing, and figure out how you rate them.

Now, realize that you are also wrong about them!

What are some of the places you're misjudging them?

How can you give them the benefit of the doubt?

Giving someone the benefit of the doubt, taking the first step, is the inductive seed that leans to a blossom of trust.

That's the whole point of Raya and The Last Dragon!