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Is it OK for Leaders to be scared?

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Question ajoutée par Gabriela Bota , Montessori Teacher , Gateway International Montessori School
Date de publication: 2014/05/25
Mohamad Faizal Abdul Sani
par Mohamad Faizal Abdul Sani , Senior Manager, Compliance Governance , RHB Banking Group

It is ok to be scared. By being scared will trigger a reaction on how to response to a certain scenario, such as a sudden high turnover of employees. Of course a leader should not cower in fear and let the fear sink in but to rise above the challenge and face the issue.  And of course a leader can't appear being scared in front of his subordinates but always maintain professionalism.

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par Utilisateur supprimé

I say scared is a big word , leaders are prone to lead what ever the situation is good or bad , and being scared effects the moral of the people you work with and that is alarming . people follow leaders because they belive in their wisdom and strength and once they feel this weakness they will not trust the decisions taken by that leader . 

leaders get worried , and some times hesitant but they never get scared . Once they get to this stage they should take a step back and ask for consultation but never allow weakness to rule

Mina Mikhail
par Mina Mikhail , Business Development Consultant , Yehia Abdin co.

only machines have no worries or don't feel scared humans must feel that feeling but best of them who control his reaction

Haseeb Khalid
par Haseeb Khalid , Sales and Promotion Manager. , Medi Urge

Yes he needs to be scared about the impact of his decisions on his own people. only then he can mae right decision.

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par Utilisateur supprimé

Yes,Leaders are also human being with blood in their veins Although it's not advisable to show since your the backbone of the business

Sidrah Nadeem
par Sidrah Nadeem , Global Marketing Manager , Hill & Knowlton

Hell no!

zafar abbas minhas
par zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ

TRUE LEADER HAS A BORN QUALITY,,, BRAVERY,,, IF he is scared , check him he is a suedo leader .

Humayun Kabeer Santh Mohamed Kaleel
par Humayun Kabeer Santh Mohamed Kaleel , data scientist , Keystone Automation Services Private Limited

"Scare" is an outcome of the emotion "FEAR". Fear is a two sided sword. Learning to use it for our need is a skill and a personality is called as a leader if he/she is good at skills expected from them. In my opinion being scared is good as far as it motivates and pushes them to the goal they sought for.

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par Utilisateur supprimé

Getting scared is a human nature by birth, no matter he is a leader or not.

Doha Shawki
par Doha Shawki , Independent Organizational Development & Human Resource Consultant , Datum International Data Systems

Yes, of course it is OK and natural and human for Leaders to be scared. But true Leaders turn their scare into a positive energy that makes them plan better and take all neccessary precautions to land safely.  They get scared but do not panic to be able to think clearly even when scared. Leaders are human, they are not supernatural powers, the difference between them and regular people is that they know how to focus, they have vision, they can draw the path for everyone to follow and they can make use of every situation that someone else might think is negative and useless. 

Salauddin Mohammad
par Salauddin Mohammad , Sr. Manager, Software Development , Aspen Technology Inc

Leaders also have a fear of negative results/impacts of their decisions, however good leaders have a clear vision, strategy and steps to achieve the goals. 

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