Fighting boredom

Update: 2012-04-11

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One of the greatest risks to team stability, explains Dr Mark de Rond, recently returned from fieldwork with the high-performance surgical teams at Britain's Camp Bastion military hospital in Afghanistan, is boredom. Under pressure, teams of high performers function exceptionally well. But when bored, the qualities that produce exceptional performance under pressure risk destabilising the team. How do you deal with a sense of futility and boredom?

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Fighting boredom

A.G. Wright

Fighting boredom