Eliminate the Fear - All of It  Judith Glaser  Are your people
afraid?  Iʼm not asking if theyʼre scared of you because you are
a bully. (You arenʼt, are you?)       1. Be present. Your people
spend an inordinate amount of time watching everything you do.
If you are almost always behind closed doors, donʼt seem to be
listening during conversations, spend a lot of time reminiscing
about the way things used to be, or talk about a future that
seems unconnected to the present, people are going to read
things into your actions and words and make stuff up. Typically,
what they imagine wonʼt be positive.      To make yourself
present in the eyes of your reports, you need to make yourself
open to others by being tuned into your relationship
environment. You may need to have a talk you didnʼt plan on
having with a staffer. Or get sidetracked by a needy employee
who distracts you from grandiose thoughts. Welcome to life in
the big city. Business is about people. Itʼs about how we handle
our relationships with others.