Each year, more than 550 million workdays are lost due to stress-related problems. When stressed individuals are on the job, their performance, as well as that of their coworkers, is often reduced. While a certain amount of stress is necessary for human functioning, excessive stress is proven to be harmful to your health.
The effective prevention and management of stress can enhance not only an individual's productivity and health, but also that of the organization. During this workshop, you will:
Gain an understanding of stress and its causes
Identify the primary stressors in your life
Understand your reactions to stress and its effects
Learn stress management, reduction, and prevention techniques
Who Will Benefit?
Professionals whose reactions to stress are impeding their productivity, relationships, and health, and may be hampering the achievement of their goals and sense of life balance.
Course Outline:
An overview of stress
An individual stress assessment
Physical and emotional effects of stress
Identifying "events" that cause stress
How stress is contagious
How distorted thinking causes stress
The impact of attitude on stress
Identifying what we can and cannot control
Strategies and coping mechanisms for increased stress control
