Trust - The Ultimate Test

Trust - The Ultimate Test allows participants to evaluate the level of trust that is evident in their relationship with another individual. That person may be a co-worker, team member, employee, supervisor, friend, or family member. Using a specific relationship as a frame of reference, participants respond to 24 statements regarding their behavior towards this individual. Below are 5 sample statements taken from the participant booklet:

Response Key
  
GE = Great Extent
CE = Considerable Extent
ME = Moderate Extent
SE = Small Extent
VS = Very Small Extent

Sample Items

This statement describes my behavior to a …

Sample item relating to "Evidence of Lack of Monitoring":
I use independent third parties to verify whether or not this person is keeping up on his/her side of an agreement.

Sample item relating to "Evidence of Benevolence":
I freely extend kindnesses to this person without expecting that he/she will do the same for me.

Sample item relating to "Evidence of Openness":
I share information I consider to be confidential with this person.

Sample item relating to "Evidence of Risk-Taking":
I have allowed my future well-being to be dependent on the actions of this person.

 

Excerpted from Trust: The Ultimate Test by Laurie Ribble Libove, MS and Eileen M. Russo, PhD
©1998, 1999 Organization Design and Development, Inc.

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