Stress Management

Objectives
Understand stress and its effects. Analyse the sources of stress. Cope with change, interpersonal relationships and leadership. Increase energy levels. Improve performance.

Course Content
What is Stress?self-assessment exercise to help recognise the signs
symptoms of stress
the sources of stress.

Raising Awareness:
awareness is 90% of the solution
recognising stress signals
style of living exercise to identify the effect on health
constructing a stress profile
the winner/loser behavioural mood.

Reactions to Stress:
the effects on logical thinking and emotions
physical effects
actions
positive areas.

Common Causes of Stress:
identification of the problems of a 31st century lifestyle
self-assessment to identify sources of negative stress
threats
demands.

Coping with Change:
reactions to change
resistance.

Interpersonal Relationships:
patterns of communication
behaviour breeds behaviour
positive and negative attitude.

Leadership:
identifying the pressures
approaches to leadership
how to maintain peak performance on a more constant basis.

Perspective and Control:
lateral thinking
patterns of behaviour
listening responses
developing self-assertion
making and refusing requests
the importance of control.

Stress Management:
being your own worst enemy
everything in moderation
self-motivation
stress as a positive source of energy
exercises in reducing negative stress.

Action Plan:
participants plan and discuss what they will do on return to work.

Who Will Benefit
Anyone who plans to improve their personal effectiveness by developing good stress management and those who feel that managing their own health will improve their performance.