ABSTRACT
The third leadership factor is creating safety for members to take action. Simon Sinek advised performance is related to team-learning, coordination, empowerment, and mental model development that requires employees to take risks that may harm them, their reputations, or their performance evaluations. Leaders who encourage people to embrace calculated risk keep the organization out front and leading. Edgar Schein said is the way “we do things around here.” Leaders must establish functional familiarity, so people know what to do to deal with external threats. John Dewey observed the deepest urge in humans is to be important. Appealing to core desires is effective. Burning platforms, designed to catalyze action, often have unintended consequences when fear freezes people in place. Amy Edmonston believes there is no better way to express leaders will protect their people than by engaging in dialogue. It is the ultimate means to quell fear and move people to action. Leaders can borrow effective communication tools from charismatics who demonstrate highly effective communication that creates extraordinary loyalty.
