THE PRESSURES OF MANAGEMENT
The promises and the pitfalls of management are many. But is there any truth in the belief that becoming a manager is a sure way to get an ulcer? A first-class ticket to a heart attack? A one-way passage to a nervous breakdown? Not really.
This frequently expressed fear—that becoming a manager is injurious to one's physical and mental health because of excessive pressures—is a myth. Management people, in general, are as healthy as those not in management. The supervisor can learn to deal with organizational pressures just as the politician must deal with public pressures. Certainly the job may tax your nervous system a little more than some other kinds of work, and the emotional and mental strain may be greater in ...
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