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It’s not just junior staff, CEOs and directors are also afraid to fail
The fear of failure is pervasive in schools and workplaces. Good leadership can help people overcome it.
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Often, when new ideas emerge, their fear-driven line of questioning cuts down the ideas in their infancy.
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Yeo Chuen Chuen
Audrey, a chief financial officer, rock-solid and confident in front of her team, gets paralysed by the fear of speaking at the board meeting. She wonders if she is competent enough to face the firing squad of interrogators.
Jason, a newly promoted director, begins fretting about the dangerous spotlight and scrutiny associated with the new responsibilities.
