Trust is vital for building successful businesses. Companies with higher trust have 76% more engagement and 50% more productivity. Yet only one in three employees trusts their leaders, and when employees stop trusting leaders, innovation and engagement fly out the window.

The good news is we can learn to become more trustworthy. Fast Company contributor Scott Hutcheson has five tips for becoming more trustworthy at work whether you’re remote or in person. Read on to learn what to do to build trust at work and what mistakes to avoid. —Shalene Gupta