Press Review : How to Handle the Pressure of Being a Manager Right Now

Press Review : How to Handle the Pressure of Being a Manager Right Now

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You’ve had to take a pay-cut, lay off employees, and deliver bad news up and down the org chart. You’ve been working from home for weeks and feeling stressed because there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. What can you do to stay focused and upbeat during this uncertain time? How can you learn to reframe the situation you’re facing? Who can you vent to? And, what can you do to recharge when most of your usual outlets aren’t available?

Read the article by Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review / April 30,2020: https://hbr.org/2020/04/how-to-handle-the-pressure-of-being-a-manager-right-now