Managing in Uncertain Times: Transforming Employees from “Comfeartable” to Courageous

What’s a “comfeartable” employee? It’s a worker who is either too comfortable or too fearful to do things differently and deliver results, says Bill Treasurer, author of the new book Courage Goes to Work: How to Build Backbones, Boost Performance, and Get Results (Berrett-Koehler 2008).

Treasurer, a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team, is on a mission to help managers create a more courageous workforce. He says, “Comfeartable workers perpetuate the status quo. In seeking the safety of sameness, they withhold their energy and creativity—often when the company and the boss need it most.”

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