Table 1.

Examples of activities for trust building strategies.

Relational Strategies	Examples for Implementation Support Practitioners
Vulnerability	Model comfort with uncertainty amid implementation challenges; ask questions; ask for support from implementation stakeholders
Authenticity	Encourage implementation stakeholders to share their perspectives openly and honestly: support implementation stakeholders to understand the values and beliefs of other implementation stakeholders
Bi-directional communication	Support feedback loops among implementation stakeholders so that implementation decisions and reactions to those decisions are shared back and forth
Co-learning	Provide opportunities for all implementation stakeholders to describe their expertise and experience so that stakeholders can learn from each other; value different types of expertise and experience that individuals may bring to the implementation effort
Empathy-driven exchanges	Support an implementation stakeholder to understand the perspective of another stakeholder; highlight areas of shared understanding and common goals
Technical Strategies	Examples for Implementation Support Practitioners
Frequent interactions	Develop standing implementation meeting schedules that emphasize frequency over duration
Responsiveness	Acknowledge requests for support from implementation stakeholders and respond to requests as quickly as possible
Demonstration of expertise	Share accurate and credible information in a timely manner with all implementation stakeholders
Achievement of quick wins	Celebrate early signs of implementation progress and share progress widely with implementation stakeholders