Trust in the Workplace

Jon and Steve flew up for a week of meetings in the Man Cave. We talked about lots of good work related goals, directions, evaluations, etc. But I think the best take-away for me was that "hierarchy is only needed in the absence of trust".

When we think of the Trinity, we are conditioned to put a hierarchy on it: Father is the grouchy boss, Son is the nice second in command, and Spirit does everything else. Top down. However, if there is complete trust, there is no need for hierarchy. The theological term is Functional Subordination. Which means that if you trust someone, you are willing to submit to them -- effectively chopping the legs out from so many debates about authority, marriage, rights, etc. The question is not do you have the God-given right to tell someone what to do, the question is do you trust them enough to submit to them?

I'm still trying to figure out how to foster a culture of trust. I suppose God has been working on it for millenia so I shouldn't be surprised if it takes me a while.