Stop fear from impacting your business bottom line.
Being successful in business is a daily challenge for many leaders, managers and employees. When 75% of businesses fail in their first 10 years, it is understandable that workplace stress is something most of us have come to expect and has a direct correlation to our relationship with fear.
Fear is a powerful force in our lives. It affects the goals we choose, the actions we take and our measurable outcomes. Fear of failure, fear of change and uncertainty, fear of underperformance, fear of embarrassment and fear of confrontation are some of the fears most managers and employees will experience sooner or later in their careers.
Not dealing effectively with these fears has the potential of impacting your business bottom line in a way that can be detrimental to its long term viability.
The ability TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS, in line with your core values, WHILE facING THE FEAR of THE UKNOWN is an essential skill every business leader needs to master.
The impact of fear on business performance
Studies suggest that 75% of ventures fail within 10 years.
Fear of failure can impact the decision process, the actions and the tasks undertaken by managers and leadership during the business process.
Fear forces managers to play it safe, focuses them on preventing losses rather than achieving goals
Fear creates resistance to change
Limits your ability to scale your business and the goals you pursue
Caps your potential to earn more money
Fear stifles creativity and employees engagement at work
Fear can lead to silence in the workplace, forcing subordinates to refrain from expressing their views and opinions to managers and other superiors.
Fear creates stress in managers and employees that impacts their performance
Creates an unhealthy force that impacts all aspects of your employees life
Source: https://www.stress.org/workplace-stress
Source: https://www.bls.gov/bdm/entrepreneurship/bdm_chart3.htm
The Courage Course: Intro
For Businesses
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Discover Your Courage
The Courage Course is an action packed leadership program that teaches participants through physical movement, how the body can lead the mind to let go of fear and stress in order to make better business decisions. The program is designed to bolster participants courage and confidence so that they can find their voice, tap into their full potential and take decisive action in the work place and in life. Duration 2–3 hours.
Some of the benefits you can expect from attending:
How to reduce your stress levels and make effective decisions
Understand the psychology of fear and how it impacts how you operate at work and in life
Understand the role of intuition in decision making
How to control your mind and your emotions with your body
Key distinctions on becoming an effective leader
Discover the power of your voice and gain confidence in your ability to speak to anyone effectively and powerfully.
How mindset plays an important role in how you show up and the actions you take
The importance of awareness in work and in life
Experience the fight or flight response and learn to use it for your benefit
Strategies to powerfully diffuse an uncomfortable encounter and stay safe
How to deal with work place harassment, bullying and unwanted sexual advances
How to be courageous in any situation
This program is designed for men and women of all ages and capabilities.
The benefit for organizations:
Fear affects the collective mindset of the organization, reducing it will open new business opportunities as oppose to staying safe and SMALL.
A workplace environment that has less fear is more productive and creative.
Increase in workplace morale increases productivity.
Employees who are not afraid to speak up will ultimately share their valuable ideas and input with management and help to bring difficult issues to the surface which will enhance governance.
Reducing the fear of failure will enable employees and managers to communicate honestly and effectively and will encourage team work and accountability.
Less employee turnover —Employees who feel respected and heard tend to stay longer in the workplace.
Recognizing the fact that all employees are leaders will encourage them to be engaged in a growth mindset and contribute to the work place.
Failure to retain key employees is costly to the bottom line.
Reduce costly litigation when employees sue for harassment or other offenses occurring in the workplace.
Program Structure
Our courses are conducted in your company's place of business
Suggested group size: Minimum 12 Participants
Participants are engaged in real life one-on- one demonstrations as well as role playing and group exercises.
The exercises are thought provoking and experiential and are designed to make the learning fun, memorable and effective.
We also offer full day and multi day workshops and are able to customize our curriculum to fit your organizations needs.