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Originally Posted by JMcLellan
Curious on this topic: work-stress/pressure is self-induced.
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Definitely an interesting topic.
I think it's half true.... work-stress/pressure is 50% self-induced and 50% external factors (expectations/deadlines/politics/leadership/direct reports etc). But that also depends on field of work I'd imagine.
I just got out of a "war room" this morning where I spent half the meeting aligning teams through massive disconnect - the reason for this disconnect? recent reorgs without proper execution at the executive level. Tempers flair in those situations since it becomes a finger-pointing session of responsibilities and it's my job to make sure the teams align on where those responsibilities lie.
As for the other 50% that IS self-induced - yeah.... either you're not doing your job and missing deadlines and the pressure builds up, or you're overly dedicated to your job and sacrificing personal commitments.