How to Best Apply Performance Pressure
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Even in a time of pandemic-related stresses, organizations are increasingly interested in getting maximum performance out of employees. While some employees rise to the challenge of managers\\u2019 high expectations, other staffers may underperform or worse. What is the level of performance pressure that managers can use to get the best out of the workforce?
Dr. Marie S. Mitchell is a professor of Management and I. W. Cousins Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Georgia\\u2019s Terry College of Business. She\\u2019s the lead author of the Academy of Management Journal paper titled Can You Handle the Pressure? The Effect Of Performance Pressure on Stress Appraisals, Self-Regulation, and Behavior.\\u201d She joined the podcast to discuss\\xa0performance management and how managers can use pressure positively in the workplace.
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