A chapter on courage in my book, ‘How to Think Like a Leader’ looks at using love in the workplace to drive away fear. At a recent workshop on leadership, I asked participants what they replace fear with, when they create anew space, where it used to be. Answers included hope, optimism, happiness, joy, sincerity, and because they knew what I was after, love.

Love in the workplace should not be a foreign concept. It has many synonyms to help find and support its presence. I have decided to talk about love in the workplace more, and in the context of leadership because leadership includes service and change, and if leadership is inspirational and being ones best then all of that can only occur in love.

What a wonderful way to fill the space that opens up when fear is dispelled.