Comments on: The Leader’s Journey from Fear to Self Confidence http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/ Professional Mentoring for Serious Professionals Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:06:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sunday Links :This is Jacked! http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Sunday Links :This is Jacked! Mon, 31 May 2010 23:09:50 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-83 [...] 2. Building Better Leaders – The Leader’s Journey from Fear to Self-Confidence [...] [...] 2. Building Better Leaders – The Leader’s Journey from Fear to Self-Confidence [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-58 admin Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:24:59 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-58 Jim, great add to the post and thanks so much for the value-add offer of your article! -Art Jim, great add to the post and thanks so much for the value-add offer of your article! -Art

]]> By: Jim Taggart http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jim Taggart Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:20:20 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-57 Great piece, Art, and a topic that is often ignored by leadership writers. Knowing fear and embracing it is a fundamental part of a leader's never-ending journey. I would add to your post that admitting that you don't have all the answers as a manager is a big step forward. To say openly to your staff that you don't know the answer is actually self-empowering. I wrote a piece a few years ago entitled "Know Fear: How to Create Strong Working Relationships Through Hands-On Leadership." Anyone interested in a copy can email me through my website and I'll send it to you. Great piece, Art, and a topic that is often ignored by leadership writers. Knowing fear and embracing it is a fundamental part of a leader’s never-ending journey. I would add to your post that admitting that you don’t have all the answers as a manager is a big step forward. To say openly to your staff that you don’t know the answer is actually self-empowering.

I wrote a piece a few years ago entitled “Know Fear: How to Create Strong Working Relationships Through Hands-On Leadership.” Anyone interested in a copy can email me through my website and I’ll send it to you.

]]> By: admin http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-56 admin Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:25:57 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-56 Meg, thanks for your comment and for sharing your passion on the topic. I'm heading over to your site as well to read your post. Developing the courage to fail seems to be a key to ultimately succeeding. Thanks as well for sharing the post! Best, Art Meg, thanks for your comment and for sharing your passion on the topic. I’m heading over to your site as well to read your post. Developing the courage to fail seems to be a key to ultimately succeeding. Thanks as well for sharing the post! Best, Art

]]> By: The upside of failure « TalentedApps http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-55 The upside of failure « TalentedApps Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-55 [...] 1/7/2009 –  Art Petty has an excellent article on leadership and fear here that is well worth the read if you are interested in this topic. Possibly related posts: [...] [...] 1/7/2009 –  Art Petty has an excellent article on leadership and fear here that is well worth the read if you are interested in this topic. Possibly related posts: [...]

]]> By: Meg Bear http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Meg Bear Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-54 Art I love this post! I wrote on this exact topic yesterday but more autobiographically than instructively. I think your point about practice is the one I think is the key. If you never try you can't get the skills so you really need a way to find your brave self and be willing to fail once in awhile. thanks for writing this down, I am trying regularly to pay it forward myself, starting with forwarding this post around to others. -Meg Art I love this post! I wrote on this exact topic yesterday but more autobiographically than instructively. I think your point about practice is the one I think is the key. If you never try you can’t get the skills so you really need a way to find your brave self and be willing to fail once in awhile.

thanks for writing this down, I am trying regularly to pay it forward myself, starting with forwarding this post around to others.

-Meg

]]> By: admin http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-53 admin Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:39:57 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-53 Mary Jo, great observation on the "I can't do this" description. And as for coaches, any leader would be fortunate to engage you as a coach! Thanks as always for reading and sharing your insights. -Art Mary Jo, great observation on the “I can’t do this” description. And as for coaches, any leader would be fortunate to engage you as a coach! Thanks as always for reading and sharing your insights. -Art

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/2010/01/07/the-leaders-journey-from-fear-to-self-confidence/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Mary Jo Asmus Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:37:40 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=777#comment-52 These are wonderful observations, Art. Thanks for bringing the dirty little secret of "fear" out of the closet. I often find that fear "masks" as anger, impatience and blaming (or all three). The instigation behind the fear is "I can't do this", whatever "this" is. A good coach or mentor can assist in transforming the fear by assisting the leader in taking small steps and risks (in the beginning) to get some success and move on to the really big stuff. Love it when that happens! These are wonderful observations, Art. Thanks for bringing the dirty little secret of “fear” out of the closet. I often find that fear “masks” as anger, impatience and blaming (or all three).

The instigation behind the fear is “I can’t do this”, whatever “this” is. A good coach or mentor can assist in transforming the fear by assisting the leader in taking small steps and risks (in the beginning) to get some success and move on to the really big stuff. Love it when that happens!

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