Fear and anxiety kill innovation and creativity because they turn employees into turtles. Employees pull back into their shells and think "do nothing wrong" instead of "do the right thing" and "don't rock the boat" instead of "take intelligent risks".

 

These are exactly the wrong attitudes and behaviours at any time but especially so now when organisations need all the new ideas they can get just to stay even. As a leader you'll realise the need to re-engage employees with the company's goals and objectives so that they focus on driving the company forward in these difficult times.