Trust does not develop overnight. Try these techniques to build some:

• Be Honest and Share Information Completely. Be straightforward and honest with everyone, and expect the same in return. When you are open and honest on a consistent basis, especially when it does not paint you in the most favorable light, you build connections with others on your team.
• Be Open to Others. Don’t dismiss an idea simply because it doesn’t align with what you had in mind. Take everyone’s feedback into consideration before making a final decision and let others be heard. Sharing ideas is one factor that differentiates successful businesses from those that struggle to grow. Idea sharing allows the best ideas to come to light and creates a mutual respect that starts to build trust.
• Stand Up for What You Believe In. If you feel strongly about an issue, make sure you voice your opinion, but be prepared to share evidence to support your view. Those that are principled in their approach to issues are viewed to be trustworthy.
• Encourage Colleagues to be Candid with Others. When a colleague comes to you to complain about someone else, challenge them to go to the person directly. Make them know that you are never going to be a source of gossip behind the scenes because you believe trust is so important.
• Allow Failure. People need to trust that they can act and take chances and fail without liability. Praise those that are willing to take a risk – even if results in a failure.

Teamwork requires a level of maturity in individual team members to put their egos and insecurities aside for the greater good. Challenge each other. Push each other. Help each other. Care about each other. Remember, teamwork does not develop overnight but thinking about these things as you build your company can plant the seeds for developing a great team.