High Stress Leads to Changes in Behaviour, Says Talent Q
Talent Q, an employee assessment company, recently published a study report on the behavioural changes that take place at work due to stress after researching a target group of nearly 14,000 employees in the
According to the study, age does not determine the manifestation of aberrant behaviour. However, the study found that men become more over confident under stress while women become over dependent and hypersensitive.
Again, the designation that a person holds plays a vital role in determining his behaviour. The study showed that under stressful conditions, people in HR often display odd behaviour while those in administration become extremely sensitive. People in finance show signs of micro management while production staff becomes secluded. Similarly, staff in the management becomes over confident while legal employees become over dependent.
Dr Alan Bourne, director of Talent Q, stated that most people who become leaders very early in their lives do so solely on the basis of their talent. However, the flip side of such early appointments is that these people do not get the chance to adapt themselves to their new positions. This often leads to demonstration of extreme behaviour like narcissism and micro management.
Dr Bourne went on to add that while the results of the survey were not really unexpected, they are quite worrying because such behavioural changes can actually affect work, which in turn may result in contracts being lost and deadlines being missed, and ultimately the morale of the staff is lowered.
Dr Bourne also added that such worrying possibilities should be kept in mind while selecting leaders and that the latter should be properly trained after selection. Stress management is an important part of good management. It not only leads to increased motivation and dedication among employees but also results in fewer conflicts.
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