Search Results for: Fear

Innovation, Leadership

Failure is an Option, Fear is not!

Earlier today, I was listening to a panel discussion and something that one of the panelist, Bharathi Vishwanathan, said, stuck a chord with me. She is the chief digital and information officer at Suntory. She said and I quote: Failure is an option, fear is not – Bharathi Vishwanathan She said that this was the motto of her company. When I think about it, it makes a lot of sense, specially if you want to innovate and create a culture of experimentation and exploration. I have written about this many many times that there is no innovation possible if failure […]

Leadership

The Fear of Looking Stupid vs Being Stupid

When we decide to lead, one of the primal feeling that we have to face is the fear of looking stupid to the people whom we lead. As Marshall Goldsmith says in this video, this fear of looking stupid is very deep and a primal fear. The more intelligent and smart we are the stronger this fear is. Marshall also talks about what we can do about this. As leaders it is not about showing how smart we are but to bring out the smartness and intelligence of the people that we lead and help them succeed. As he says […]

Ideas

The True Face of Fear and Reality

Premise: As creative professionals, we all face our demons and struggles with all kinds of fears. What we would all benefit from is to realise that most of the times, our anticipation of fear is a lot worse than it really is. I came across this short video about an angler fish and it immediately appealed to me and my understanding of fear and wanted to share this with all of you.  I will let you watch this 3.5 min video first.  Not sure if this was the intent of the team that put together this video, but I think […]

Ancient Wisdom, Entrepreneurship

Conquering Fear

Once upon a time, there lived a boy who was extremely shy and fearful of the world around him, that his family and friends called him “Miobe” – the frightened one. All his friends made fun of him and his fearful nature. Miobe hated it when his friends made fun of him. So, one fine day, he decided that he will have to conquer fear, so that his friends would stop making fund o him. That night when everyone was fast asleep, he packed his bag and set off into the world to understand fear and to conquer it. That […]

Leadership

Why Deming’s Management Philosophy is More Relevant Today

Premise Edwards Deming has been one of the most influential figures when it comes to management thinking. He is known as the father of the quality movement and was hugely influential in post-WWII Japan, credited with revolutionising Japan’s industry and making it one of the most dominant economies in the world. There is a lot that has been written about him, his management philosophy and the impact he had while he was still operating. However, there is nothing better than hearing from the man himself talk about his philosophy. So, when I stumbled onto an hour long interview where he was […]