Unique Content Article: How are confidence and performance linked?

<h2 class = 'uawtitle'>How are confidence and performance linked?</h2><br />
<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>by Jerry Tait</div><br /><br />
<div class='uawarticle'>A new study has shown that there is a strong link between cognitive insecurity, confidence and performance in the office or work place. The study shows that men's performance in the work place is more affected by insecurities than women's. It has also shown that insecurities have a far worse impact on performance on high standard tasks than those that require a low standard performance. <br />
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Contrary to popular belief, perfectionists do not actually perform better. Their need for perfection means they actually put added pressure onto themselves, which is proven to have a negative effect on performance. In actual fact, having self confidence and not putting extra pressure on yourself has a positive effect. Much like with the lack of confidence, self confidence seems to have a greater impact on the performances of males, and in tasks of a high standard rather than lower standard tasks. <br />
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An important factor highlighted in this study was that the confidence must come from knowing the person can perform the task, and to a high enough standard. A person could be a generally confident person in day to day life, but if they are presented with a task that they do not believe they can execute to the required standard, their confidence levels will drop and their performance will be affected. <br />
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The study also brought to light that men's performance is more susceptible to levels of confidence and unease than women. This is assumed to be due to the stereotypical trait of men attaching their self worth and ego to their performance in all areas of life and work. <br />
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Other research has suggested that offices and work places are not the only places in which the link between confidence and performance is evident. For example, athletes will feel insecurities about their performance, but the way they deal with them is different. They will tend to use the insecurities in a positive way, using them as motivation to improve and perform better. This is evidence that insecurities only affect an individual's performance due to the way they are interpreted. Controlling the way we interpret feelings of insecurity can mean turning them round and using them to enhance performance instead of hindering it.<br />
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Title: How are confidence and performance linked?<br />
Author: Jerry Tait<br />
Email: uawdir@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Keywords: confidence, personal development, self improvement, performance, growth, careers<br />
Word Count: 367<br />
Category: Self Improvement<br />
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