Fear is present in the workplace, whether we realise it or not. The culture we keep, uncertainty, feelings of disconnect and difficult employee-employer relationships pose psychological threats to our people.

As a leader, it is essential to be mindful of how you are showing up. Ensure that your actions and interactions with people inspire instead of causing fear in them — not just at work but everywhere else.

You can't make people care if you don't care about them. Empathy and the ability to cultivate understanding and support in the workplace are crucial to preventing disengagement, poor performance, and indifference. 

There is a "good" ego, and there is an "out of control" ego. Which one do you keep? The positive side of self-pride is how it drives us to be able to succeed, rise the corporate ladder and build businesses. It gets out of control when it's not in check and not aligned to good. 

Just because it's being waterfalled down on you doesn't mean you need to continue the cascade. We can be all too familiar with the story of poor little Johnny. His dad comes home after a really bad day at work. He had a project that failed, and the bosses screamed at him. When Johnny approaches dad, he yells at him out of anger and stress. 

How does it feel to be Little Johnny? 

So if you're a leader, think about how you want to make your people feel. Just because higher management's intense anger and toxicity get down to you doesn't mean you need to cascade the same to your people down the line.

Think of your favourite boss or workmate. There's always that person for whom we always went above and beyond for. Recall great past experiences with good managers and unforgettable supervisors and adapt these as lessons to improve your leadership. 

Tune in to this episode of the Team:Engineered show — Reducing Fear To Increase Productivity with Jade Green & Kyle Probert.

Key points covered in this episode:

00:23 Welcome back to Team:Engineered! This week we are talking about FEAR

01:35 How do we create fear in our teams? 

05:13 Jade describes problems with bosses and why people stop caring in the workplace

07:45 Why ego isn't always the enemy

10:09 Take leadership cues from your favourite boss or workmate

11:25 Kyle explains why the iron fist doesn't work

12:06 Assess how you are causing fear in others

13:06 Annihilating Overwhelm training session and reducing the fear in the workplace

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