Debra Dinnocenzo discusses the key elements of trust and how to build trust from a distance. Leaders of remote and hybrid teams must help their team members understand the elements of familiarity, integrity, and reliability in building trust and, thereby, building a strong and committed team. This episode also highlights some important learnings from pandemic times relative to connecting more authentically, listening with empathy, and strengthening trust.  Debra offers a free resource with additional information on this topic at http://www.virtualworkswell.com/trust (www.virtualworkswell.com/trust)   About the Host: Debra A. Dinnocenzo is president and founder of VirtualWorks!, a consulting and training firm that specializes in virtual work issues. Debra is a co-author of the recently released book, REMOTE LEADERSHIP – Successfully Leading Work-from-Anywhere and Hybrid Teams, as well as several other books on remote and virtual teams.  Since publishing her first book on telecommuting in 1999, Debra has been a pioneer in the shift to virtual work and remote leadership. Few practitioners in the field have the depth of knowledge and hands-on experience Debra brings to her work. As a nationally recognized expert on the virtual workplace, has spoken widely on related topics, and developed and taught "Leadership in the Virtual Workplace," an online graduate-level course offered by Duquesne University. Previously, Debra was a teleworking executive and has worked from her home office for more than two decades. Connect with Debra at: https://virtualworkswell.com/ (https://virtualworkswell.com) https://www.linkedin.com/in/debradinnocenzo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/debradinnocenzo ) https://twitter.com/DebraDinnocenzo (https://twitter.com/DebraDinnocenzo) https://dinnocenzospeaks.com/ (https://dinnocenzospeaks.com)   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.