Showing posts with label leaders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leaders. Show all posts

Thursday, October 18, 2012

The Secrets of Men with Shaved Heads

Men with shaved heads are more dominant, have a strong character and potential to be leaders

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Men with shaved heads have a strong character and potential to be leaders

Men with shaved heads have a strong character and potential to be leaders. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania conducted two studies to determine how men with shaved heads are perceived by others.
The first study involved 60 people. The volunteers had to see different pictures of men of the same age, dressed at the same way, but with different lengths of hair.
Men with shaved heads were evaluated by volunteers as a powerful and authoritative.
In the second study, each volunteer had to see a picture of the same person but on the first photo he was with hair and on the other – with a bare head.
The volunteers assessed the man on picture when he was in the ‘bald’ shape as a dominant and respectful person and a few inches taller than his actual height.
Hair is changing the facial features and creates another idea in others, experts comment about the interesting discovery. Thus, whether with or without hair, people create a certain impression in others. Not accidentally hair is an important part of the first impression on new acquaintance.
Experts remind that any impression caused by external signs, is temporary and can refute or confirm only after getting to know the person.
The results of the study are published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Albert Mannes, the study author and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, was inspired by personal experience to research bold people. Around 10 years ago he become Bruce Willis type too.
“Strangers started treating me differently,” Mannes said. “They were a little more standoffish and, in some cases, deferential, and I was surprised by that.”


Source : dailyhealtharticles[dot]com

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Bosses Actually Suffer Less From Stress

We believe that the leaders are under more pressure and stress but that is not true

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Team leaders are stressed to a lesser extent than the others

We believe that leaders are under more stress due to the responsibilities of the positions they occupy, but a new study from Harvard University refutes this.
Of the questionnaires lists of 148 managers and 65 line workers it was shown that the team leaders are stressed to a lesser extent than the others, which according to experts is probably due to their better ability to control themselves. Stress levels were measured through laboratory testing levels of the stress hormone cortisol, found in saliva.
The feeling that you can influence the events helps prevent the bad effects of stress. The more a person is able to control the way he/she thinks, the less he/she will suffer from stress. In fact, bosses have much more freedom on when to leave from work, or when to go for lunch and they from their own tasks and priorities for the day.
This does not mean that workers are helpless. They also have methods to manage with stress, which must be applied for the following symptoms: increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, illness, sleep problems and cynical attitude to work.
Techniques such as deep breathing, meditation and regular physical activity have been shown to be effective for relieving the tension. Sharing and social contacts, meeting nice people, certainly has a favorable effect on self-esteem. It is recommended that if the stress becomes bigger and bigger the person should study a technique which will teach them how to change their way of thinking about the realities of the job. While decades ago one could be sued for shooting a model of their superior manager, today it is even recommended as a method of stress management.
Another important component to the stress test is whether the employee likes his job. When you take pleasure in what you do, no matter how much you are charged with and what your limits and deadlines are you will not feel stress, says Paul Spector, Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, USA.


Source : dailyhealtharticles[dot]com