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High Trust vs. Low Trust Organizations

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Gennaro Cuofano
Jun 19, 2025
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Often, it’s easy to blame employees for a company's failure, yet most organizations fundamentally differ in their ability to enable collaboration, innovation, and efficiency based on one critical factor: trust.

The level of trust within an organization profoundly shapes its structure, communication patterns, and, ultimately, its success.

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The Architecture of Trust and Distrust

High-trust and low-trust organizations develop distinctly different architectures that reflect their underlying values and assumptions about human behavior.

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