How to Manage Work Pressure and Reduce Job Stress

In Chapter 6 of 18 in his 2013 Capture Your Flag interview, entrepreneur Phil McKenzie answers "What Does It Mean to Perform Under Pressure in the Work That You Do?" As founder of the Influencer Conference, McKenzie feels internal pressure to succeed and external pressures, including deadlines and goals. In both cases, he finds better organization helps manage pressure and limit negative job stress.

Philip L. McKenzie is the Founder and Global Curator of Influencer Conference, a global content platform that brings together tastemakers in the arts, entrepreneurship, philanthropy and technology to discuss the current and future state of influencer culture. Prior to that, he was Managing Partner of influencer marketing agency FREE DMC and an equities trader at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He earned an MBA from Duke University and a BBA from Howard University.

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