BETTER MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
Take the pressure off your nine-to-five to promote weight loss and guarantee dietary success this year
New Year is, of course, the time for setting goals. And this time around, both a promotion at work and kilos dropped on the scales are truly within your grasp. But rather than attack 2019 with both barrels, a Journal of Applied Psychology study suggests you need to divide and conquer. That’s because the sycophantic brown-nosing that you hope will ingratiate you with the top brass at work significantly depletes your willpower, making nutritional wobbles more likely throughout the day.
Scientists observed 75 employees and recorded the taxing effects of “impression management tactics” – or being a “yes man”. They found that the more you try to please others, the more your self- control is eaten away. Agree to lead yet another presentation and your virtuous meal prep could quickly be replaced by another Deliveroo order. So, take your time with this year’s goals – spend these opening months concentrating on yourself, not your boss, and your nutrition overhaul will be both easier to sustain and more successful. The corner office will still be waiting, after all.
| Plus, with Oklahoma State University finding that muscular men are considered to have more leadership potential, focusing on your fitness may well earn you the career progress you deserve anyway. No extra tea runs required.