Managing Under Pressure

Managing Under Pressure

Course Outline:

Working under pressure – identifying the sources and effects of pressure at work

Understanding stress – Understanding the nature and sources of workplace stress and recognising key symptoms in self and in others.

Building resilience to pressure and stress – understanding the biological response to stress, identifying the 3 stages of the stress response and finding ways of meeting demands with resources

Strategies for managing stress - Managing workplace stress with both short and long-term strategies

Time-management as stress relief – Identifying practical stress-reducing strategies through effective management of time

Time wasters and stealers – Finding solutions to effectively deal with interruptions and common time stealers

Time management tools – Using a range of tools that can assist with the process of managing time

Taking control – Learning how to become more proactive in order to reduce stress

Avoiding pressurising others - Identifying situations in which participants may unknowingly be putting their colleagues under pressure

Personal Development Planning - Identifying continuing personal development needs and extending learning into the workplace through a detailed action plan.

Feedback
" It was all very useful and interesting, particularly learning how to prioritise tasks that are important versus urgent"

“I can see now how my (lack of) time management put me and others under unnecessary stress – I hope that putting at least some of the tools into practice will make a big difference to me and my colleagues!”

“A very useful course – I will continue to use the methods for time and stress management that I learnt today”

“The course will help me to plan and structure my day much more effectively and efficiently.”