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Grow Employees Who Create Company Calm

Most young professionals have been raised under the erroneous message that fear is the norm, yet it’s to be avoided at all costs. Throughout their lives, young professionals have seen fear repeatedly used as a catalyst for them to take action. Whether it’s been to get vaccinated, earn good grades, vote a particular way, accrue debt, or even pay off debt, the message has been “do this” and you’ll get over the fear.

Published Fri Apr 06 2012

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Unfortunately, fear rarely abates. Nor should it be avoided. Fear is a normal physiological response our bodies produce. The reasons that fear arises and what that fear signals can change quite a bit, however. In your pursuit of developing a new generation of effective, pleasant, and resilient employees, please shift the conversation around fear as early as possible. You empower young professionals to feel good in their heads and in their bodies when they recognize that, while fear can signal impending danger, more often than not it’s signaling they’re on the cusp of something great—a novel idea or a big breakthrough in their performance. The key is learning how to demystify what the fear is about, make nice with it, and use it to move forward rather than to retreat.

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