The Fear-free Organization

Dr Paul Brown is Faculty Professor, Organizational Neuroscience, Monarch Business School Switzerland; Honorary Chairman of the Vietnam Consulting Group and International Director of SIRTailors. He is a clinical and organizational psychologist and executive coach. Joan Kingsley is a consultant clinical and organizational psychotherapist. She is Honorary Consultant Psychotherapist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and is on the psychotherapist register of the School of Life. Joan is registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy. Dr Sue Paterson is an oil and gas professional with over 30 years' UK and international experience. She worked for Shell International in exploration, new business development and JV management, as well as talent management, leadership development, learning and recruitment. In 2010 she set up her own consultancy.

Section - ONE: The person;


Chapter - 01: Fear essentials and the development of the Self;
Chapter - 02: The brain;
Chapter - 03: Memories are made of this;
Chapter - 04: Relationships;
Chapter - 05: Trust;


Section - TWO: The organization, energy flow and profit;


Chapter - 06: Fear in the workplace;
Chapter - 07: The nature of energy;
Chapter - 08: Leaders and HR;


Section - THREE: The future of organizations;


Chapter - 09: The role of leadership;
Chapter - 10: Change, adaptability and flow;
Chapter - 11: The fear-free organization;

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"Beautifully written, clearly structured and brimming with compelling case studies, this new work transports us into the psychological core of organizational life and provides us with rich recipes for understanding the complex and often tortured dynamics of the workplace."

"If you work in an organization, you already know this: fear runs the place. What you may not know is that fear is going to ruin it, too, sooner or later. This book tells us why. Then it tells us how to change that."

"The jewel in the crown of all the recent books on this subject... All leaders of complex organizations should have this book by their bedside and their office."

"This book superbly explains what is really going on together with fascinating insights on the fears that all of us have experienced in the workplace and which have such a destructive effect on culture. And then the authors provide some practical advice on how to change things for the better."

"[T]he essential manual for effective management. It provides the practical methods needed to motivate people to do their best work. The authors explain, simply and understandably, how to apply the most advanced neuroscientific insights to business management. It is ground breaking and indispensable."

"Fear pervades the workplace. It corrodes profits and stunts growth. This essential read equips CEOs with the tools to build a fear-free environment -and success."

"[I]t outlines a range of effective, practical strategies to help build a healthier environment that can deliver real and measurable benefits to the individual, teams and the organization - the fear-free organization."

"Leadership is about making sense, and this book makes a lot of sense. I highly recommend it for leaders, and those who aspire to become one."