Plainly put, people lose their trust in their boss as a result of the boss's behaviour -- the things they say and do and just as often, the things he or she fails to say and do.

Fortune magazine's annual list of the 100 best employers is compiled by The Great Place to Work Institute, which says that "Trust between managers and employees is the primary defining characteristic of the very best workplaces."

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