. Pressure to perform because of external forces. These forces can
originate externally but have workload implications on any
given business. “We are challenged with constantly changing
environments, tasks, and duties in the current economic environment that forces organizations to cut back on people and
increase workloads for their existing employees,” says one manager at a small company. “And as the old adage goes, the better
you are at doing your job, the more they give you to do.” A
senior executive at a medium-sized company says