{"id":865,"date":"2024-10-29T17:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tojoeapen.com\/blog\/?p=865"},"modified":"2024-10-29T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:05:18","slug":"notes-about-fear-in-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojoeapen.com\/blog\/notes-about-fear-in-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"About Fear And Resilience In Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-866\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/tojoeapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-8287181_640.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tojoeapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-8287181_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tojoeapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-8287181_640-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tojoeapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-8287181_640-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Content Credit: BiancaVanDijk (Pixabay)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to share some useful notes from the book, &#8220;The Psychology Of Fear In Organizations&#8221; by Dr. Sheila M Keegan, a Chartered Psychologist, and Fellow of the Market Research Society and Bath Business School.  A lot of these play out in organizations every day and it helps a lot for leaders to be aware.<br><br>*Business psychologist and coach, Chris Welford identifies five telltale signs of a fear-based culture.<br>1. There is a preoccupation with status and conformity, and where rules have precedence over common sense.<br>2. Distinct in-groups exist and there is little opportunity to cross the boundaries between them.<br>3. Everything is measured but nothing is questioned.<br>4. Appraisals are only ever one-way.<br>5. The accent is on pace but short-term gain is known to be at the long term cost.<br><br>&#8230;Not surprisingly, in a fearful working climate, employees tend to mirror the behaviour of their managers. Management over-control generally has the effect of discouraging risk-taking, squashing initiatives and dispelling creativity and novel thinking.<br><br>&#8230; Feeling fearful, threatened or undermined at work can have a major effect on our work performance, as well as on our mental and physical health. Fear impacts our relationships with our colleagues and managers. We bring fear home with us&#8230;<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How To Develop Personal Resilience, A Critical Element For Working Effectively Through Fear<\/span><br>&#8230;On a personal level, developing resilience is an ongoing process that involves a mixture of adjustments.  Resilience can be developed by:<br>* having supportive work networks and healthy relationships.<br>* focusing time and energy on things we have some control over, rather than expending energy on aspects that are outside our control.<br>* actively looking for opportunities for self discovery and broadening our perspectives.<br>* practising cognitive restructuring: changing the way in which we think about negative situations.<br>* paying attention to our body as well as our mind, paying attention to one&#8217;s own needs and feelings.<br>* keeping a long term perspective, and considering the broader context.<br>* taking decisive actions.<br>* maintaining a hopeful outlook&#8230;<br>&#8212;<br>These are only few perspectives on a much broader topic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content Credit: BiancaVanDijk (Pixabay) I wanted to share some useful notes from the book, &#8220;The Psychology Of Fear In Organizations&#8221; by Dr. Sheila M Keegan, a Chartered Psychologist, and Fellow of the Market Research Society and Bath Business School. 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