Utkarsh Narang on The Courage Paradox: How Fear Can Fuel Bold Leadership in Organizations

Growth Hacking Culture

In this episode, Utkarsh Narang shares how fear, often seen as a barrier, can actually fuel bold decision-making, drive innovation, and help shape resilient leaders. We’ll explore how leaders can embrace fear as a tool for growth and uncover strategies to use fear constructively in leadership.

About Utkarsh Narang

Utkarsh Narang is a seasoned Learning Consultant, Executive Coach, and Facilitator with a passion for understanding human behavior. Based in Melbourne, he uses his diverse global experience to design leadership programs that help organizations unlock their potential and foster courageous leadership.

Watch his inspiring TedTalk on Can Fear Push Us to be Courageous? https://youtu.be/5aj0btxnBLo?si=6ZyrB_M8cxCCU3qJ

Reaching Utkarsh:

On his company website IgnitedNeurons https://www.ignitedneurons.me/

On Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/utkarsh-narang/

What We Discussed in this Episode on How Fear Can Fuel Bold Leadership in Organizations

• The Courage Paradox: Utkarsh explained how fear can be transformed into courage in leadership and shared insights on how to embrace this paradox.
• Common Misconceptions: We discussed the common pitfalls leaders face when trying to use fear to drive courageous actions.
• Types of Fear: Utkarsh helped us differentiate between paralyzing fear and fear that propels leaders forward.
• Building a Culture of Courage: We explored how leaders can foster a workplace environment where acknowledging fear is safe and constructive.
• Strategic Courage: Utkarsh provided strategies for ensuring that fear-driven actions are not reckless but are thoughtful and strategic.
• Real-Life Examples: He shared stories of leaders who effectively used fear to fuel their courage and achieve bold outcomes.
• Neuroscience and Fear: We also touched on how leaders can understand their brain's response to fear and use that awareness to make more courageous decisions.

Bonus

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About the Growth Hacking Culture Podcast

The Growth Hacking Culture Podcast is a series of insightful interviews with prominent experts on mindsets, skills and mental resources to grow individually, lead motivated teams and create human-centric work cultures. These episodes are about thought provoking ideas to scale up and growth hack human-centric and performing work cultures. Hosted by Ivan Palomino