Limits to human performance – managers takes dope!
March 19, 2006
More facts coming up on the negative impacts of the lack of concern for the knowledge worker.
The Danish association of managers, has also made extensive research on the subject, and (if you are danish) a very worth while read. Here is a short summary of the report.
Managers are under pressure, but some of them indicate that they are using dope. Now, it is not only high profile athletes, but managers, and it is very commonplace:
This survey of stress among managers indicates that 81% eat painkillers to cope with stress, 52% drink alcohol, and 46% smokes. But that’s not it, stress is also managed by the doctor, 21% take calming nerve medicine, and 16% take antidepressive medicine.
Now, that seriously indicates that someone has lost control of what actually generates high performing and motivated people.
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