You feel the pressure? If the constant deadlines, competing priorities, work overload, long working hours, irritated nerves frazzled employees, etc., go crazy?
A recipe for trouble
Pressure Cooker
Many companies are responding to the current difficult economic situation, becoming a frenzy of activity, many of them non-productive. At the same time are seeking to: reduce costs, increase profits, lower wages, increased productivity, improved competitive structuresincrease the position, market share, customer base and maintain a number of other initiatives. Of course, all this must be done immediately if not sooner.
The justification for this is, reportedly, the economic collapse that began in 2008th But companies, in general, less stable, less reactive and have been thinking ahead for years. Long-term planning, strategic alignment, participatory management, analysis technique and too often cautionbeen "thrown to the wind."
A cooking class
Pressure cookers tender their content, often a stew, because the content (ingredients) due to excessive heat, steam and pressure for a period of time to break the content down and become soft. This concept can be extended by analogy to the workplace, where the ingredients are a bit 'fragile employees.
A remedy
Police, firefighters and other rescue workers to understand that the first steps inOf control would be a chaotic and dangerous situation in order to assess the situation and stop the action "(ie, containment). This is necessary to neutralize the situation and reduce the ', people's emotions and activities to a manageable level, so that rational agents are introduced. If the forces were about to succumb to chaos, lose their ability to solve the problem. You have to organize to "stop the action, the" gain control, and solutions. Yes who are trainedtreated in emergency and think rationally under pressure. Most managers are not.
For many years, executives have said that "retreat" where they could from day to day pressures and responsibilities, drop, and hopefully get the balance and restoration prospect of visiting the positive energy. But the ability and willingness to "withdrawal" from the incessant pressure was impaired at work. Of course, if not immersed in the problems, weintuitively recognize that the sequel is to "fight fire" ultimately counterproductive. Similar to Gaining control of a massive forest fires, it requires a methodical planning, coordination of activities, significant resources and guidance.
Some ideas and suggestions
We can all learn to better manage the crisis. We can regain our sensibility and perspective when we remember, only not so scared, intimidated and overwhelmed by the circumstances. In most companiesThe situations are not "life threatening" - important, yes, but not an immediate danger to life and health. to act accordingly, and the lessons learned from people who deal daily real emergencies. First assessment of the circumstances, then "stop action" to stabilize the situation, protect themselves and others from harm. Then take corrective action, call for "back up" if necessary, to gather facts and information, and quietly go to solve problems. Do not make others around you crazy with the purchase ofhysteria, demonstrate your position as a leader, inspire confidence, and get on with the business of solving problems and rational plans for the future. A "pressure cooker in the kitchen, not in the office.
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The pressure cooker
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