ss is when you do not allow for the adjustment period in-between major changes. " Stress has gotten a bad name. Stress of all kinds is good ----- physical, emotional and mental. It's strengthening. What troubles us is the absence of recovery strategies need to balance the stress." by James Loehr, sports psychologist (as quoted in Fortune, 11/28/95) Many times when people feel threatened by change they may be willing to take on more risks to improve their status within the company. Geoffrey Colvin, author for Fortune magazine says "One great thing about difficult times is that they make our hard-wiring work in our favor. People really do feel threatened. That makes this a good time to launch gambles you believe in. It also means that others in the organization, feeling threatened, are more likely to think up risky, innovative moves that could be worthwhile, so it's important to make sure you find out about them. And remember that those above you also feel threatened, so now could be an excellent time to propose that crazy idea you just know would succeed. Your audience is receptive.(Colvin 243)" If you have built trust in your ideas you can create a positive situation for both you and your boss with the successful ideas you may develop. We must be careful not to bombard our employees with the "catch phrases of the day". Many top managers are looking for a cure. They are embracing the latest concepts to improve their productivity. These concepts are in abundance in today's society. It appears that anyone can come up with an idea that will work for someone. You can have everything from Total Quality Management (TQM) to Work Focus Groups (WFG) to Just in Time (JIT) processing. In the article TQM reduces problems and stress by James Montague you are given the theory behind TQM. "Simply put, TQM is focused on understanding customer requirements and meeting their needs every time.(Montague 16)" Like that is a reality. It may be something to st...
