WORKPLACE stress is sharply rising globally and one of the biggest contributors to poor performance is a strategy that is supposed to help improve productivity: the annual performance review.
Liza van Wyk, chief executive of two of South Africa's largest training organisations- AstroTech and BizTech - says: "Globally the workplace has become extremely stressful and often volatile.
"This derives from with job fears, shorter work weeks, poor management of staff and workers being distracted by issues outside of work, for example, high debt."
Now new research from the US Conference Board has shown that only 45percent of employees are happy at work compared with 67percent in 1987.
Van Wyk says the findings seem to tally with feedback from the thousands of people who pass through their courses each year.
"Employees are unhappy about the design of their jobs, the health of their organisations and the quality of their managers," Van Wyk says.
She says that too often people are made managers before being trained.
"Managing staff is highly complex and poor management can add to pressure.
A British study reveals that nurses and workers who did not like their supervisors had consistently elevated blood pressure throughout the workday.
Stress in the workplace rising globally
WORKPLACE stress is sharply rising globally and one of the biggest contributors to poor performance is a strategy that is supposed to help improve productivity: the annual performance review.
Liza van Wyk, chief executive of two of South Africa's largest training organisations- AstroTech and BizTech - says: "Globally the workplace has become extremely stressful and often volatile.
"This derives from with job fears, shorter work weeks, poor management of staff and workers being distracted by issues outside of work, for example, high debt."
Now new research from the US Conference Board has shown that only 45percent of employees are happy at work compared with 67percent in 1987.
Van Wyk says the findings seem to tally with feedback from the thousands of people who pass through their courses each year.
"Employees are unhappy about the design of their jobs, the health of their organisations and the quality of their managers," Van Wyk says.
She says that too often people are made managers before being trained.
"Managing staff is highly complex and poor management can add to pressure.
A British study reveals that nurses and workers who did not like their supervisors had consistently elevated blood pressure throughout the workday.
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