Breaking the Fear Barrier

Breaking the Fear Barrier
Author: Tom Rieger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2011-08-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1595620540


Download Breaking the Fear Barrier Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

A company’s worst enemy is not always the competition. Sometimes it’s the fear that lives within its own walls. The greatest threat to an organization’s success is not always the competition. Often, it is what a company does to itself. Because of fear, companies become plagued with barriers and bureaucracy that limit success, crush employees, and infuse frustration and a sense of futility across the enterprise. It starts with a narrowing of focus, which leads to the first level of bureaucracy: parochialism. Parochialism exists when managers and departments begin to view the world through the filter of their own little silo and build walls made of rules and policies to protect their turf. As businesses grow and become more complex, the second level of bureaucracy is reached: territorialism. While parochialism is about protecting a department from outsiders, territorialism is about controlling those inside the silo. The third and final level of bureaucracy is empire building, which is a response to perceived threats to a department’s ability to be self-sufficient. These barriers cost organizations a fortune in inefficiency, turnover, waste, and demoralization. Tearing down these barriers is difficult, but it can be done. Parochialism can be eliminated by resetting rules and policies and refocusing on the ultimate mission of the organization. Territorialism can be eliminated by creating true empowerment, along with appropriate levels of accountability. Empire building can be addressed through shared goals and a set of guiding principles that help act as a referee in decision making. But that’s not enough. Managers must also create a culture of courage to enable employees to take advantage of these new freedoms and accountabilities. Courage killers must be rooted out and dealt with swiftly and strongly. Finally, leaders must refocus on mission success rather than just checking off their part of the process, manage reference points, and engage employees. By doing all these things, an organization can become fearless and unstoppable.


Breaking the Fear Barrier
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Tom Rieger
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-23 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

GET EBOOK

A company’s worst enemy is not always the competition. Sometimes it’s the fear that lives within its own walls. The greatest threat to an organization’s s
Breaking the Fear Barrier
Language: en
Pages: 4
Authors:
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Beyond a Boundary
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Cyril Lionel Robert James
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher: Duke University Press

GET EBOOK

In C. L. R. James's classic Beyond a Boundary, the sport is cricket and the scene is the colonial West Indies. Always eloquent and provocative, James--the "blac
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Steve Smith
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Breaking the Sound Barrier: Teaching Language Leaners How to Listen.To cite use Conti and Smith (2019).This book is for language teachers who want to help their
The Wild Way Home
Language: en
Pages: 261
Authors: Sophie Kirtley
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-01 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

GET EBOOK

'So good I read it twice' - Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks' War 'This thrilling time-slip adventure oozes magic and heart' - Bookseller EDITOR'S CHOICE Wh