🏆 Leadership Grows at the Speed of Your Relationships 🤝

Jan 20, 2026

The Trust Bank Account Principle

Leadership is not about position, power, or authority.

Leadership is about relationships. 💡

The level of your leadership will always depend on the level of your relationship management skills.

👉 If your relationships are weak, your leadership growth will be limited.

👉 If your relationships are strong, your leadership naturally rises. 🚀

So how do great leaders build powerful relationships?

The answer lies in a simple yet transformational concept called the Trust Bank Account.

💼 What Is the Trust Bank Account?

Just like a financial bank account, every relationship has a trust account.

💰 Deposits increase trust
💸 Withdrawals reduce trust

Your job as a leader is simple (but not easy):

👉 Make more deposits than withdrawals.

🔑 The Two Ways Trust Is Deposited or Withdrawn

1️⃣ Communication 🗣️

Communication can either build trust or destroy it.

✅ Deposit Communication

Positive words
Appreciation
Respectful tone
Active listening
Regular check-ins

❌ Withdrawal Communication

Negative language
Criticism
Ignoring people
Poor listening
Long gaps with no communication

Even silence can be a withdrawal if it continues for too long. 😶

2️⃣ Commitment 🤝

Every promise you make is a trust transaction.

✅ Keeping commitments = Deposit

❌ Breaking commitments = Withdrawal

Small broken promises done repeatedly create big trust losses over time — in marriages, friendships, and workplaces.

But the good news?

Small kept commitments, done consistently, can rebuild trust powerfully. 🌱

🧠 Why This Matters for Leaders

When people trust you:

They listen to you 👂
They follow you willingly 🙌
They give you bigger opportunities 📈
They believe in you — even in areas where you are still learning

Trust multiplies leadership.

✍️ Your Leadership Exercise (Do This Today!)

Take a paper and write down:

📝 Unconscious Withdrawals

Where do I use negative communication?
Where do I break commitments?
Where do I fail to appreciate or acknowledge people?

📝 Conscious Deposits

How can I improve my communication?
What small commitments can I keep consistently?
How can I make people feel valued every day?

Awareness turns unconscious damage into conscious growth. 🌟

📚 Want to Go Deeper?

This powerful concept is explained in detail in Awaken the Leader in You by Mitesh Khatri, available on Amazon, Flipkart, and Kindle.

But remember 👇

📌 Learning without application creates no transformation.

Start applying the Trust Bank Account principle today.