He knows that leadership potential exists within every firm. Downs challenges individuals to break from the managerial mode and embrace the leadership role. By showing them how to trust their talent, follow their passion and silence their fear. Downs believes that talent gives people a clear edge over their competition when it s combined with passion that drives an individual to persist.
Fear is the internal chain that keeps people from achieving their potential.
To many fear is real. We re supposed to learn from history, lest we repeat it. When you feel fear, you avoid action. Just ask Lew Platt, leader of Hewlett-Packard for many years. It had to have a positive impact on Hewlett-Packard employees, too.