Workplace Stress
Workplace stress is a major concern for employers and health insurers, as well as the workers that suffer it.
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HSE Report: Stress At Work Is Costing Billions
Workplace stress is costing Britain billions and causing some 150,000 Britons to take at least a month off each year.
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Take a daily stress MOT
When someone is very stressed, I can usually tell within the first 30 seconds after they sit down in front of me. It is never some one bursting into tears…
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Use Daily Checklists
Lists can be useful or a waste of time. Some people write lists of things they need to do, and seem to think that by writing the list their jobs will do themselves. Students who write out immaculate revision timetables and lists of topics to be studied are a good example of this. They feel that by writing these they are doing something constructive about passing their exams, when in fact they are wasting what revision time they have. It is completely appropriate to plan ahead for a stressful event, but unless you take action on the basis of those plans you are storing up failure.
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How Can Stress Affect You? (how does stress affect health)
Depending on the individual, stress can manifest itself in many different ways. Below are some of the signs and symptoms individuals who are under stress sometimes display. From Tolley’s Managing Stress in the Workplace, written by Carole Spiers.
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What Causes Stress? (symptoms of stress)
Stress is an individual response. What causes stress in one person may not cause stress in another. But typically it is the point at which the pressure of dealing with all the issues confronting us gets beyond our ability to cope that stress will be a likely outcome.
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What Is Stress ? (definition of stress)
Stressed at work? You need the specialist insights of Carole Spiers, international broadcaster and workplace stress guru.
Many people are confused about what stress is, and in particular the difference between pressure and stress:
- Pressure is the stimulation and challenge you need to achieve job satisfaction and self-esteem.
- Stress is a reaction to continued excessive pressure or responsibility when you feel inadequate or unable to cope.
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Just Say No
If you put yourself under unnecessary strain by always saying ‘Yes’, then it’s time to learn the art of the graceful refusal. Why saying yes is not for the best…
