Remember how in childhood my mother said: "If you don’t put on a hat in the kindergarten, I won’t buy you sweets?" It is possible that not just with such, but with a similar situation, each of us faced in childhood. But what about childhood - in kindergarten, at school, at work, our senior leaders often resort to such blackmail, which is more correctly called pressure. This is a completely working method to make a person do what he does not want. But is it effective and will the pressure object be recouped later?
Pressure at work
Man is a social being. An ideal example of independence from society is Mowgli, but even if you were born on a desert island and you have parents, you will in any case be brought up in a society composed of your parents. In any relationship, sooner or later a situation arises when one side needs something from the other. And, if the issue is not resolved amicably, the stronger side often resorts to such a method of influence as pressure. This foreign word is synonymous with Russian “pressure”, and means that a certain pressure is exerted on an individual or society to obtain the desired goal. Pressure is often used by business leaders to increase the productivity of subordinates - and it should be noted that it is very effective. But will there be a long-term effect?
Pressure Efficiency - Zero
In fact, pressure is effective only in one case - if the relationship with the person who is under pressure is short-term. If you need a good relationship, especially when it comes to personnel, then pressure is the most inefficient way to manage. Pay attention to another manager tool - motivation. Stimulate your subordinates to work and performance with bonuses, higher salaries, vacations, and continuing education courses.
Home pressure
We encounter this type of manipulation in early childhood. It is clear that the child does not want to do everything his parents want him to go to bed early, dress warmly, go home when it gets dark. When mom or dad understands that the arguments are exhausted, they resort to a method such as pressure. This is effective - the child immediately obeys. But this method is bad, as an internal resentment creeps in. Instead of pressure, it makes sense to come to a consensus with the child, in other words, to negotiate.
Summarizing
Of course, pressure is a working form of influence on a person, since you will achieve what you want. But it should be noted that the person who was pressured will lose confidence in you and the desire to cooperate in the future. Any kind of pressure makes a person act against his will and desire, and therefore this method of manipulation can harm friendly or family relationships.