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Fear and uncertainty have been undermining performance and well-being in the workplace for as long as we have had workplaces. Worse, the ever-increasing speed of business, the economic slowdown and volatility we face due to Covid-19, as well as racial tensions and social inequality further exacerbate these emotions.

Here s a little-known fact of business: mismanaged fear is responsible for almost all of the dysfunction that most organizations experience. While fear can drive short-term results, it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. It also undermines long-term business performance. But we can t eradicate it entirely; it is inherent to the human condition. Winning organizations aren t fear-free; they know how to transform that negative energy into opportunities for learning and growth. They create resilient cultures of unfear.