Do not Fear Failure

Fear of authority, reprisal blame, confrontation, rejection, failure. There are managers who only want to hear the good news; they get upset when there’s a problem or bad news. You become afraid to comfort him, paralyzed from communicating problems and even suggestions on how to solve them. You think your boss might perceive this is an unmet expectation, and that you will be appraised as incompetent to do your job independently. You tend to follow rules and not deviate from any process or standards, so that you don’t get reprimanded.
When people have a lot of fear in the workplace, all this becomes bottled up inside; sooner of later there will be a blow-up, a confrontation. It is hard to be suspicious of everyone all the time, to worry constantly about peers talking behind your back, to be blaming others, sneaking around and defending yourself against perceptions. It becomes a big hindrance to productivity, efficiency and creativity when your thoughts are focused on these fears.