From having the guts and determination to make that cold call to reorienting poor performance or behaviour to speaking out against what is clearly high-risk or unfair, courage makes people and companies grow. It triggers honesty, clarity and communication and encourages people to take initiative. But courage is essentially as much about knowing one’s fears and knowing how to overcome them as the act of courage itself…

“Come to the edge, He said.
They said: We are afraid.
Come to the edge, He said.
They came. He pushed them,
And they flew . . .”

Guillaume Apollinaire