"To build rapport with the team, I try to get to the know the team I will be working with. I will not develop close personal friendships with each of them, but I think it helps to know one another on somewhat of a personal level. It is easier to work together, especially in trying situations, if the team and I have some level of personal respect for one another.
Other than that, I ask the team to allow me to follow through on what I say. I make sure that when I tell the team that I will help them with something, that I follow through. I make sure that the communication is open with the team, even if the information I may be communicating is not to their liking. I find that people respect honesty and transparency much more than just getting lip service or having someone tell them what they want to hear."