Leadership and fear management

As part of a quite a few courses here at the GSB, I had a lot of time to hear great leaders come and share their thoughts which allowed me to reflect on leadership.

And my take is that a truly great leader is aware of his fears, acknowledges them, works to resolve them by changing both his physiology and his mental state, and then helps his fellow workers alleviate their fears by providing support and encouragement through effective communication. 

And once you are able to overcome fear, you learn to connect better with your fellow beings. One useful tool is to embrace an Improviser's Mindset as that helps in overcoming your fears by just showing up, and celebrating any failure as a means to learning new things. This approach will help in making your life uncomplicated while opening up new vistas for you to explore. So, strive to learn Improvisation early in your life as a means to becoming a great leader.