1. Managing Your Own Fears Inside the Company

2. Introduction Fear is endemic in an organization facing hard times. But managers should not show fears they feel to their team. It sends the wrong signal and can cause employees to lose faith.

3. Important It is important for anyone in charge of a group to remain in control of himself and his team. Until told otherwise it is essential to adopt the command position by knowing and acting on expectations for self and the team.

4. Be Realistic High achievers fear something more than business failure: –They fear they will not perform up to expectations. It is critical to address that possibility and think about the possible answers, because being realistic is the first step to find out reasonable and suitable alternative and answers.

5. Be Realistic We must avoid the unknown, since it is more fearful than the known. "Fear," goes the German proverb, "makes the wolf bigger than he is."

6. Confide in a Friend Talk it out with a friend, preferably not a subordinate. You can role play the scenario with her as a means of gaining perspective. So often the simple act of speaking out loud is helpful. Verbalizing the situation forces an individual to frame the situation in ways that can lead to greater clarity.

7. Look for Inspiration Find an outlet to release your fear. Exercise is always good: –Keeping yourself fit is healthy. Some find hope in their faith, others find it in doing something completely different, perhaps: – Coaching a team, –volunteering at a shelter, or organizing a food drive.

8. Lighten Up Dwelling in fear is a zero-sum game. You must abandon that mindset.

9. Lighten Up Make light of the situation. Take a cue from humorist, Dave Barry, who wrote: –"All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears--of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words 'Some Assembly Required.'" Absurdity never hurt anyone.

10. Conclusion Fear is reality when dealing with tough times, but how you manage it is the measure of effective leadership. One who succumbs and gives up surrenders the ability to lead.

11. Conclusion Standing up to fear, acknowledging its presence, and resolving to move forward, requires determination, and yes courage. That's the stuff of leaders.

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