Fear(less) Leadership
Our brains aren’t built for optimal performance, happiness, or inspired leadership. They are built simply to keep us alive. The result? We avoid difficult conversations, and confrontations, workers are disengaged, and we exist our way through work and life. MEH. But the solution lies within each of us. Rather than allowing our biology to hold us back, we can use it to work for us, unlocking our highest potential and learning that when we fear(less), we make room for so much more.
Key Takeaways:
- Break through barriers to optimal performance.
- Build self-awareness and fear(less) culture.
- Drive your company to be more profitable and productive.
Fear(less) Mindset
Our brains believe the stories we tell them. Without conscious effort, they are negativity-seeking missiles, but we have the power to change that. Rather than allowing our stress to spiral resulting in decreased performance and an array of health problems, we can use our biology to work with us, turning stress into a positive experience that pushes us into better outcomes.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand how negative thought patterns decrease productivity.
- Adopt a common external enemy to decrease internal conflict and squash ANTs (automatic negative thoughts).
- Increase and enable positive communication, ideation, and creative collaborations.
Fear(less) Diversity
No blame. No finger-pointing. No guilt. Fear(less) Diversity is all about not running away from the critical conversations we need to understand better the instincts and systems that drive us to carry bias. No matter our background, we all have some shortcuts and biases about others (and ourselves!). It doesn’t make us bad people – it makes us human! But when we understand the programming that drives these stories, we can be more effective in intervening before they negatively affect our relationships and performance.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn how to neutralize fears that lead to ineffective decision making.
- Understand the root of subconscious bias and stories that lead to unproductive behaviors.
- Engage with comfort in the language to talk about what is often a highly difficult conversation.
