Demonstrate a propensity to trust. Extend trust abundantly to those who have earned your trust. Extend trust conditionally to those who are earning your trust. Learn how to appropriately extend trust to others based on the situation, risk, and character/competence

of the people involved. But have a propensity to trust. Don’t withhold trust because there is risk involved. (Taken from "The Speed of Trust" by Stephen M.R. Covey)