Employees perform much better under pressure ?

that 10% internal stress is necessary to keeps our brains super charged to perform.

i support with some qualifications. agree with manoj. pressure (stress) largely results from level of difficulty of task, paucity of resources or paucity of time. some amount of stress is required for all of us to give off our best. on application of stress, the individual tries harder - and often overcompensates !! in both cases, the performance of the individual comes up higher. further applications of stress will cause lesser and lesser climbs in the graph. individuals differ - notwithstanding, at different levels of increasing stress a breakdown will occur. it can also do permanent damage. the secret lies in identifying the "optimal stress levels" for each individual - and careful monitoring thereafter. regards   

I support your views. Yes most of us perform the best, under pressure.

Definitely Human beings perform only under pressure. If three are no exams no student will study. Similarly unless people are pressurised to perform  and rated based on their performance, there won't be any benefit from the human capital.

Pressure to deliver results & granting Incentives, like the Carrot & Stick approach has always been the best way to motivate people to produce their best!

Although the use of these methods has to be limited and properly supervised or it becomes tyranical thereby leading to revolts and strikes and subsequent loss of production.

Undoubtedly performance doubled under pressure.  But, even this has some limitation.  Too much of pressure succumb them to it. Too low pressure can not test the metal within. 

Pressure creates a responsibility within employees and they start working towards the targets

I certainly agree because employees who work under pressure have a lot to to prove to themselves and to the company. These are the times when the employees push the limit in order to enchance their reputation there by delivering quality work...

It is true that every human being gets the real test when he/she falls in real problem. The best thing thus comes out when an employee (he/she) falls in real pressure;obviously the nature of work is an important constraint to judge the situation for the employee.

My support is qualified.Pressure that the employee feels within will propel him to perform better and this will happen only if the organisation he is working in is enegised and full of motivated and passionate people

Any external pressure will produce negative results

Absolutely right. If he does not try, he can't perform better.

Sandeep

It happens only if he is working in an energised organisation,the work place is full of enerrgised ,passionate and motivated people .It is the pressure that he feels within that propels him to perform better

 .External pressure will produce negative result

it is true that employees perform better under pressure. however, it is also true that the pressure should be applied in a thought out manner. if the pressure is too high & is not backed by valid goals, then the employees tend to break under it. pressure often brings out the best in the employee & helps him/her discover their own hidden potential which under other conditions would have been un-noticed. the best results of pressure are achieved when it is backed by worthy incentives/rewards. otherwise the pressure used would be rather unproductive & the employees would look for a way out of the organization.

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