Turning Distress into Excitement

Overview:

This insightful and interactive session provides amazing insights into how we can learn to master stress and control situations so that they work for us and not against us. With the rapid pace of change experienced both in the workplace and society, stress has become a very real matter that affects the performance and motivation of many people. This session dynamically delivers strategies for coping with distress.

Learn how to identify particular sources of stress, both internal and external so you can develop strategies to take control of the scenario.

Content:

• Defining what stress is.
• Identifying the sources of distress in our lives; both organisational and personal
• Personal characteristics and how they affect stress levels
• Keeping a check on the build-up of stress
• Some secrets of peak performers
• Coping mechanisms and techniques for combating stress
• Managing priorities and time effectively
• Developing positive mental modes
• Practical application of seven "universal" principles

Who Should Attend?

Those working in stressful environments.

Those concerned with organisational development, interdepartmental issues, leadership conflict.

Those concerned with helping themselves and others to perform more effectively without succumbing to the pressures of stress.

Learning Outcomes:

Recognise stress-inducing environments

Understand the impact of personal characteristics on individual and workplace performance

Formulate and implement strategies to reduce and cope with stress

Perform with increased creativity and flexibility

Increased productivity through effective stress management techniques