IN THIS ERA OF UNCERTAINTY, it seems that everyone in today’s workplace is under more pressure. Study after study shows that managing stress is a growing challenge. People usually think of stress as something entirely negative, but as we have seen, stress has tangible benefits when managed properly.
Again, the critical task for managers is to gain a better understanding of stress in the workplace, in their organizations, and in their teams and employees. Anyone in a position of organizational or team leadership should be tracking the issue of stress. In general, good management practices will likely reduce unhealthly stress by improving employee autonomy, training, working conditions, schedules, career development, support systems, ...
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