Fear can serve, not rule, your leadership mindset
Picture this: there’s a party going on in your mind and fear is the loudest guest. How do you respond? Run and hide or sit it down for a chat? My guest, author and psychologist Dr Amy Silver, shares leadership strategies for improving our relationship with fear. When we recognise fear we can change our relationship with it. This is self-leadership, from which comes our capability to develop others.
Why you should listen: team development strategies that call on fear
Fear-informed leadership skills for creating safety at work
Tapping in to vulnerability as a leadership strength
Leadership strategies for identifying where fear shows up for your team
We explore a leadership mindset that leans into fear
Leadership principles for using fear as a guide
How fear can actually improve our leadership effectiveness
Negative emotions as a catalyst for self-leadership
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About Dr Amy Silver:
Author and psychologist Dr Amy Silver on leadership strategies for controlling fear
Dr Amy Silver (ClinPsyD MPhil MA BSc(Hons) MAPS) is a psychologist, speaker and author on the management of our emotions for high performance through courage and courageous conversations. She is the founder of The Courage Club, the place for individuals to outgrow their fears. Her powerful team-based programs enable her clients to build a culture of courageous conversations for remarkable performance.
Her new book, The Loudest Guest: How to control and change your relationship with fear is essential reading for anyone wanting to get further with their goals. Take the quiz or download the first chapter for free on her website: www.dramysilver.com
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About your host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.