HOW TO MANAGE STRESS AT WORK
According to Richard Lazarus:
“”Stress is a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the individual’s personal and social resources.””. Pressure can be a good thing when it helps to provide both motivation and stimulation. It becomes a problem when it causes stress, which leads to illness or poor performance. Prolonged stress leads to chronic stress, which can lead to a destructive cycle of poor performance, lack of confidence, and decreased productivity.
STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE
- Employees feel little stress when they have the time, experience, and resources to manage stress
- We feel great stress when we think we can’t handle the demand upon us.
- Stress could be therefore can turn into positive and negative
CAUSES OF STRESS
- A lot more or a lot less trouble with the boss
- Working environment (ex, Physical surroundings, office layout design, lighting, etc.)
- Major business readjustment ( Merger, bankruptcy, retirement)
- The job itself ( too much, too little to do conflicting roles, & responsibilities badly design shifts)
- A significant shift in our work culture, ethics, and commitment
- Changing in working hours
- Unfulfilled vision, goal, and vision
PRACTICAL WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS
- Learn and find out how to distinguish the essential tasks that you must complete from the distractions that contribute to overload
- Learn about effective time management discover ways to balance conflicting time demands, develop your professional skills & efficiency, through this you regain control of your workload.
- Identify inconsistency and structural problems within your job that cause huge problems.
- Once identified, with your job under control you can win back your leisure time, spend more time with friends and family, and do things that bring real joy to your life.
- Establish your boundaries, take time to recharge yourself.
- Learn how to stay relaxed and get some support.
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