Dealing with High stress

Here is an interesting article on dealing with high stress. This falls in the line of articles of what lessions military groups have learned that we in business have forgotten. (see also Malcom Gladwell in The Tipping Point on the optimum size for a company or unit being 150 persons or under).

Leading Forward: An Example from the British Army!: "On the topic of overwork, I was recently talking to a friend about overwork within our organisation. Being interested in history he shared an interesting piece of information, unfortunately he could not remember the source. Apparently, one of the tactics used by the British army during war, is the practice of restricting officers on the 'frontline', under intense stress, to periods of duty no longer than three months. After a three month command, Officers are removed to a less stressful position and replaced. This is done as prolonged exposure to the stresses and strains of the frontline causes Officers to become more defensive, less likely to engage the enemy and less proactive. Resulting in the British army performing better than other countries where their officers were exposed to prolonged stress on the frontline."