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Overcome fear and build confidence

Overcome fear and build confidence

From the course: Moving Past Change Fatigue to the Growth Edge

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Overcome fear and build confidence

- One of the things people most fear is public speaking. But there are people who not only overcome this fear, they also learn to thrive giving talks and speeches. The key to overcoming fear is to build your confidence. And confidence is knowing that no matter the outcome, you will be okay. Many people aren't confident about being disruptive, so they hold back because they are afraid that if it doesn't work out, they will lose their job, hurt their promotion chances, will feel shame for letting people down. For your team to take a chance on disruption, they need to overcome their fears and build their confidence. And the only way they would do this is if you make it safe for them to try, fail and learn from those failures. To build confidence, first, identify the new skills and behaviors your team needs to be competent in doing. They don't have to master those things, just be confident. In other words, get good enough to use…

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