The Psychology of Fear in Organizations

This book is an interesting read and during the course of my engagement I learnt some great information and many interesting facts. The book is split into two sections the first part of the book sets the scene and introduces the reader to the relationship that both the body and the brain have with fear, it further iterates how that manifests itself in the workplace or how a workplace environment can induce the state of fear either by its organisational structure or by the leadership within.

There is a great chapter around the Hawthorne experiments with a useful reference which I will be following up on and thoughts around groupthink and how it can create a collaborative way of thinking be this positive or negative.

The second half of the book revolves around how to utilise this source of energy and further covers the areas around appreciative enquiry, trust and the power of language; though during these chapters the topic of fear was digressed it eventually reverts back to the original subject matter.

Ultimately this translates into utilising fear as a positive force rather than a negative, and positivity is always a worth sought desire in the wellbeing to life.

4 stars: Strong, strongly recommended for managers and leaders for want to review the type of organisation they manage.