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From the Ted Talk by WorkLife with Adam Grant: How to trust people you don't like

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PN: Liking your crew mrembes is one thing. Trusting them is another one. You know, you may not like somebody, but you trust that that person will act properly, especially in case of emergency, and will do their part. And I think this world where everybody likes each other at the same time and the same way, it's almost a fairy tale world.

AG: Building a gurop ienditty helps with trust, but you still have to decide whether you can count on the individuals in the group. When you're deciding whether to trust someone, what do you pay attention to?

Cecily Cooper: If you're thinnkig about trsut in a work environment, these two dimensions of trustworthiness are really itranmpot. The first one is character.

Open Cloze


PN: Liking your crew _______ is one thing. Trusting them is another one. You know, you may not like somebody, but you trust that that person will act properly, especially in case of emergency, and will do their part. And I think this world where everybody likes each other at the same time and the same way, it's almost a fairy tale world.

AG: Building a _____ ________ helps with trust, but you still have to decide whether you can count on the individuals in the group. When you're deciding whether to trust someone, what do you pay attention to?

Cecily Cooper: If you're ________ about _____ in a work environment, these two dimensions of trustworthiness are really _________. The first one is character.

Solution


  1. trust
  2. identity
  3. members
  4. important
  5. thinking
  6. group

Original Text


PN: Liking your crew members is one thing. Trusting them is another one. You know, you may not like somebody, but you trust that that person will act properly, especially in case of emergency, and will do their part. And I think this world where everybody likes each other at the same time and the same way, it's almost a fairy tale world.

AG: Building a group identity helps with trust, but you still have to decide whether you can count on the individuals in the group. When you're deciding whether to trust someone, what do you pay attention to?

Cecily Cooper: If you're thinking about trust in a work environment, these two dimensions of trustworthiness are really important. The first one is character.

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Important Words


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