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This book explores how fear of loss creates barriers and bureaucracy that lead to organizational failure, emphasizing the need for leaders to dismantle these obstacles. The primary threat to success often stems from internal actions rather than external competition. Fear breeds barriers that limit success, frustrate employees, and create a sense of futility. The journey begins with parochialism, where managers protect their departments by building walls of rules and policies. As complexity increases, organizations encounter territorialism, which involves controlling internal dynamics. The final stage is empire building, where departments respond defensively to perceived threats. These bureaucratic layers result in significant inefficiencies, turnover, and demoralization. Overcoming these challenges requires resetting rules to refocus on the organization's mission, fostering true empowerment with accountability, and establishing shared goals to guide decision-making. Additionally, cultivating a culture of courage is essential for employees to embrace newfound freedoms. Leaders must eliminate "courage killers," prioritize mission success over mere procedural compliance, manage reference points, and actively engage employees. By implementing these strategies, organizations can become fearless and unstoppable.
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Breaking the Fear Barrier, Tom Rieger
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2011
- Einband
- (Hardcover)
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- Titel
- Breaking the Fear Barrier
- Untertitel
- How Fear Destroys Companies From the Inside Out and What to Do About It
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Tom Rieger
- Verlag
- Gallup Press
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2011
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 160
- ISBN10
- 1595620540
- ISBN13
- 9781595620545
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Handel, Ökonomie, USA, Management & Personalverwaltung, Führung, Unternehmertum, Unternehmenskultur
- Beschreibung
- This book explores how fear of loss creates barriers and bureaucracy that lead to organizational failure, emphasizing the need for leaders to dismantle these obstacles. The primary threat to success often stems from internal actions rather than external competition. Fear breeds barriers that limit success, frustrate employees, and create a sense of futility. The journey begins with parochialism, where managers protect their departments by building walls of rules and policies. As complexity increases, organizations encounter territorialism, which involves controlling internal dynamics. The final stage is empire building, where departments respond defensively to perceived threats. These bureaucratic layers result in significant inefficiencies, turnover, and demoralization. Overcoming these challenges requires resetting rules to refocus on the organization's mission, fostering true empowerment with accountability, and establishing shared goals to guide decision-making. Additionally, cultivating a culture of courage is essential for employees to embrace newfound freedoms. Leaders must eliminate "courage killers," prioritize mission success over mere procedural compliance, manage reference points, and actively engage employees. By implementing these strategies, organizations can become fearless and unstoppable.