“Making empowered decisions means taking risks. Many employees fear being reprimanded, or even fired, for making what management might view as a bad decision.”
John Tschohl
“Many fail because they do nothing out of the fear of making a mistake.”
Terence T. Gorski
“Don’t be afraid to make mistakes – they teach important lessons.”
“Manage the fear of failure. It will visit many times as you work the plan. Face the fear in your mind. See it as a visitor coming to your door. Ask the fear four questions: Who are you? Why are you here? Who sent you? What do you have to tell me? Listen deep within and seriously consider what the fear is telling you. Then reevaluate your plan and, if necessary, adjust it in light of your new knowledge. Never stop simply because you are afraid that you may fail.”
“All I worried about was what (Owings) was doing to me, instead of what I was doing to him. When you start worrying about that stuff, you're going down the wrong path.”
Dan Gable
“[That means, of course, that management must treat its employees well.] If you treat employees nicely, ... you're not a good person in the business world, unfortunately.”
Ken Olsen
“There's clearly a fear factor involved with this (denial of benefits) hanging over employees' heads. It might make employees emboldened to come to work possibly under the influence.”
Michelle Bolton
