SPOTLIGHT: Building, Breaking and Repairing Trust, With Peter H. Kim

The Gartner Talent Angle

When organizations break employee trust, Peter H. Kim argues those employees are less willing to go above and beyond to contribute to the organization. Peter, author of “How Trust Works,” goes on to detail why trust in institutions has been declining significantly, despite its importance to our work and lives. Peter explains why we mismanage and misunderstand trust and dives into counterintuitive findings from his research, such as why most people believe they are more effective assessors of trust than they actually are. He also shares why efforts to mitigate risk can have a negative impact on trust between employers and employees. Dr. Peter H. Kim is a professor of management and organization at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. His research on trust has been published in numerous scholarly journals, has received 10 national/international awards and has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post and National Public Radio. He’s the author of “How Trust Works: The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired.” His website is www.peterhkim.com. Jessica Knight is a vice president of research in the Gartner HR practice. She leads research teams to identify best practices and new opportunities to address HR executives’ most urgent challenges. Her areas of focus include employee experience, organizational culture, change management and the future of work.