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1 Irritability

2 Ever-present

anxiety/worry

3 Constant tiredness

4 Increased consumption:

• alcohol


• cigarettes


• drugs
  5 Over-eating or the loss
  of appetite
  6 Memory lapses
  7 Loss of a sense of humour
  8 Feelings of nausea/fainting
  spells
  9 Poor sleep patterns

10 Nail-biting, nervous

mannerisms/’tics’

11 Feelings of tension and

headaches

12 Indigestion

13 Loss of concentration

14 Unable to relax

15 Feeling unable to cope

16 Indecision

17 Erratic driving

18 Dependence on sleeping

pills

19 Sweating for no apparent

reason

20 Frequently crying or

wanting to cry.

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Warning bells should sound if any of the following are

present in behavioural patterns:

Research (in ten countries on a thousand managers) reveals that

improving time management can help eliminate the 12 most

common roots of stress in managers which are:

1 Time pressures and

deadlines

2 Work overload

3 Inadequately trained

subordinates

4 Long working hours

5 Attending meetings

6 Demands of work on

private and social life

7 Keeping up with new

technology

8 Holding beliefs conflicting

with those of the

organisation

9 Taking work home

10 Lack of power and

influence

11 The amount of travel

required by work

12 Doing a job below one’s

level of competence.