Press Releases

2005 Aug 29

STRESSED?

• 92% of bosses believe stress can help their staff to meet deadlines and ensure their business is run efficiently
• Most managers think that the level of stress in their organisation is about right
• But 79% of bosses believe staff use stress as an excuse for absence from work
• A third of managers have a drink or two to cope with stress, but two thirds opt for exercise or health eating

The ability to manage stress is vital for a successful business career, according to the latest research from The Aziz Corporation, the UK’s leading independent executive communications consultancy.

The research reveals that two thirds of bosses believe that the ability to manage stress effectively is a very important skill for a successful business career. The research also found that the overwhelming majority (92%) of managers think that placing staff under a certain degree of pressure can be a positive factor in ensuring that targets and deadlines are met, and that a business is run efficiently.

Professor Khalid Aziz, Chairman of The Aziz Corporation, which conducted the survey as part of the eighth annual Aziz Management Communications Index, comments:

“Whilst very high levels of stress can be damaging, both to employees’ health and to the company in the long-run, a certain amount of pressure can be useful. In fact, employees under some degree of pressure are more likely to demonstrate the motivation, ambition and productivity that their bored counterparts fail to muster.”