Keynote: Courage and Fear

Event Overview

What holds people back from realizing their dreams? To many, the simple answer is fear, but fear may also increase your capacity to act with courage. Erica Dawson, from Cornell’s College of Engineering, will discuss what you can can do to harness fear and apply it to both your personal life and as a leader to others.

What You'll Learn

Understand courage as a character strength that can be developed and practiced intentionally — by anyone
Reframe fear as a necessary part of powerful leadership, and learn ways to reduce or manage fear in the face of challenging situations
Apply psychological tools to help you act with courage and conviction when it matters most

Speaker

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Erica Dawson

Professor of Practice

Cornell Duffield Engineering

Professor of Practice and Director of Engineering Leadership Programs, Cornell University

Erica is a Cornellian (’03 PhD, Social Psychology). She was Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations at Yale University before returning to Ithaca to create and direct the Engineering Leadership Program in 2012. Erica teaches and consults worldwide on judgment and decision-making, negotiation, leadership, and coaching.

She has worked with groups as diverse as German engineers, Tibetan monks, female pharmaceutical scientists, and American sixth-graders. Her current research interests focus on individual psychological phenomena and leadership dynamics in high-risk occupations and sports.

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