Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Performance Under Pressure - What Do We Know?

Performance under pressure…..do you need to mobilize the talents and minds of others to get the job done while their stress levels increase in an economic pressure cooker? Is the emergence of virtual teams transforming the way you lead them?

The pressures are increasing almost exponentially—economic, interpersonal, organizational—which means we need more effective strategies to address these demands.

What do we know? We know that as stress tolerance decreases, performance at all levels diminishes. We know that individuals need to learn new ways to getting things done which increases the demand for personal growth. We know that performance is based on what you do, which is affected by what you think, and that is influenced by how you learn.

The goal of this blog is to allow for the sharing of performance under pressure challenges, tactics, and action tips.

What are your pressures? What are your strategies? How are you increasing performance capacity in the face of harsh economic challenges?