Trusting teams are built on 8 essential elements: social exchanges to build personal bonds and understand priorities; showing enthusiasm for projects and encouraging others; using technology to enhance communication and solve problems; regular communication to keep all members updated; individual initiative to offer solutions rather than just identify problems; timely, relevant feedback to allow contributions and create supported solutions; task orientation by establishing norms and focusing on the task; and managing pressure by drawing from each other instead of turning against one another.