{"content":[{"text":"Improving Performance by Leading Fearlessly™ \n by Bruce E. Roselle, Ph.D. LCP","bbox":{"left":0.275,"top":0.112727,"width":0.4498939999999999,"height":0.03836400000000001}},{"text":"In today’s organizations, factors that lead to success and promotion are increasingly subtle, \n particularly at middle management levels and above. And factors that derail leaders are intangible \n and highly nuanced. Successful leaders respond to most situations and circumstances effectively. \n They understand themselves in depth, recognize when they respond ineffectively, and know how to \n shift their response to one that reflects high performance.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.165076,"width":0.8601530000000001,"height":0.09059}},{"text":"The key to Leading Fearlessly™ and improving performance in yourself and others is to fully \n understand the role of irrational fears and faulty beliefs that cause you to stumble, and then to catch \n yourself when you begin to react carelessly to situations.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.269924,"width":0.863505,"height":0.055742000000000014}},{"text":"The following types of behaviors best reflect high performance:","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.339924,"width":0.544929,"height":0.020818000000000003}},{"text":"• \n • \n • \n • \n •","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.378493,"width":0.007530999999999996,"height":0.08527099999999999}},{"text":"Decisive, action-oriented \n Confident, optimistic \n Focused, clear-thinking \n Collaborative, deep listening \n Compassionate, thoughtful","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.374924,"width":0.24622300000000003,"height":0.09059100000000003}},{"text":"Unfortunately, not everyone always responds to challenges in “high performance” mode. Examples of \n ineffective reactions look like this:","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.479697,"width":0.8786109999999999,"height":0.03831800000000002}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.535841,"width":0.007530999999999996,"height":0.01549900000000004}},{"text":"Confusion: a normally intelligent person suddenly becomes uncertain about a decision or \n action and responds like a “deer in the headlights.” \n Perfectionism: the person is driven by impossibly high standards, expecting to hit the mark \n every time. He/she rigidly controls the outcome or procrastinates until the last minute before \n throwing it all together. \n Defensiveness: the person assumes responsibility for protecting one from personal attacks, \n or takes things that others say, personally. \n Resistance: the person avoids the control of others, and responds with either passivity or \n aggression to avoid the control of others. \n Discouragement: the person is overwhelmed by the idea of achieving a goal; he/she \n becomes pessimistic, feels hopeless, and lacks energy or motivation.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.532273,"width":0.801118,"height":0.19513599999999998}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.57069,"width":0.007530999999999996,"height":0.01549900000000004}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.622962,"width":0.007530999999999996,"height":0.01549900000000004}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.657811,"width":0.007530999999999996,"height":0.01549900000000004}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.692659,"width":0.007530999999999996,"height":0.01549900000000004}},{"text":"Unconscious fears. People recognize these types of reactions when they occur. These ineffective \n behaviors are driven by internal irrational and unconscious fears that cluster in three areas associated \n with our most fundamental needs: acceptance, importance, and security.","bbox":{"left":0.058823,"top":0.741591,"width":0.881941,"height":0.05574199999999996}},{"text":"• \n •","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.815084,"width":0.007530999999999996,"height":0.032923000000000036}},{"text":"Personal rejection: The thought is that “people will not like me, accept me, or include me.” \n Role insignificance: One thinks that “others in authority will not look to me, value me, or allow \n me to play an important role”.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.811515,"width":0.8206340000000001,"height":0.05574200000000007}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.058824,"top":0.009091,"width":0.235949,"height":0.088409},{"left":0.373431,"top":0.883712,"width":0.253515,"height":0.060076}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.058824,"top":0.009091,"width":0.235949,"height":0.088409},{"left":0.373431,"top":0.883712,"width":0.253515,"height":0.060076}]}