All men are born with a sense of fear. Some of these fears are innate and some are learned. Research shows that our innate fears include predators, pain, heights, rapidly approaching objects and ancestral threats like snakes and spiders.
Leaders by nature want to win. They want to win the account, win the deal, win the quarter, win the best staff, win at products, win at service. This is why Jesus’ teaching for leaders to “love your enemies” is tremendously challenging.