Barton Goldsmith

The recent financial crisis has introduced a new dynamic to the lives of many Americans—they are living with fear. This feeling presents new challenges for business leaders and professionals of all levels. But beyond the current losses in real estate and on Wall Street, we have lost something much more valuable. Our peace of mind has been irrevocably altered. The upshot for business is that employees’ risk tolerance has been significantly lowered, affecting everyone from the CEO on down. Fear affects our productivity, our communications, our ability to create and our emotional well being. In order for us to deal with this new threat,