Since January 2009, Bright Side executives have been interviewing and talking to leaders in many sectors of business about the impact of fear on productivity within their organizations. Since the economic crises of September 2009, fear has escalated and Americans have felt the squeeze. Bright Side wanted to informally quantify some of that fear.
So far, Bright Side executives have spoken to experts and leaders in the manufacturing, technology, and banking/ investment industries. This confidential survery is informal and includes questions like "are you aware of fear being present in your organzation?" and "can you imagine your organization without fear?"
Across all sectors of business and industries, all high-level executives interviewed replied "yes" when asked about fear being present in the organization. All interviewees responded that there is more fear present in the organization today than there was one year ago. Many respondants also replied that some employees seem paralyzed with fear and unwilling to initiate anything new or risky.
What does this mean for business that want to operate at a high level while still maintaining an engaged work force? Does fear need to cripple companies and organizations like this? The answer is NO.
The Bright Side model teaches organizations to face fears - on a personal, team and organizational level - release them, replace those fears, distractions, and barriers with engaging, positive and open habits, and then building on all that for a stronger organization.
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I was in a conference call yesterday with a group of AZ OD professionals and the senior staff at LHH. The comment came up that their biggest challenge OD professionals are facing right now is helping leaders learn to deal with the fear they have themselves and the fear their employees are living with. A good antidote for fear is finding something related to your fear to be positive about every day.
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