The Problem of Stress in the Workplace
American Institute of Stress studies suggests that 80 percent of US workers experience stress on the job. In addition, they estimate that stress costs US industries $300 billion annually. In other words, stress and rampant signs of stress are the norms in the modern workplace. No wonder employers are increasingly seeking to build stress resilience within the workforce.
What Is Stress Resilience
Stress resilience is the ability to prevent, mitigate, and/or relieve stress. Prevention is ideal, although, not necessarily possible. This is why stress resilience matters.
When workers develop stress resilience, they benefit from increased awareness of their personal stress factors, and their responses to stress, and are able to mitigate many of the adverse consequences.
Stress Awareness
Many people are well aware of the physical consequences of chronic stress and burnout. Many more progressive companies and organizations offer staff services to address chronic symptoms.
However, far fewer people are cognizant of the immediate effects stress has on the mind: on their thinking, perception, and decision-making.
In the workplace, these immediate stress outcomes also have a negative impact on a staff member’s mindset, decision-making, and performance. For the employer, these outcomes translate into increased costs and reduced profits.
Stress Resilience In the Workplace Two-Part Workshop Format:
This workshop helps deepen their understanding of the body’s natural reaction to stress. Participants will enhance their understanding of their workplace stressors and healthy and unhealthy responses. The practices shared with participants will empower them to address stress at the moment and hence improve their stress resilience.
Part One:
Participants will discuss stress triggers and natural responses. They’ll learn how stress affects the mind and performance, and share their experiences with stress. Participants will also learn several quick and simple stress resilience practices that help reset the body and mind’s stress response (two hours).
Part Two:
The second part of the workshop comprises an informal one-hour review and Q&A, typically occurring approximately one week following Part One. This time offers participants supported practice and reinforcement of the learning they acquired in Part One.
Group Size:
Best for groups of four to a dozen people, and a maximum of twenty online. The material can be offered on a one-on-one basis as well as with coaching in the workplace.
One-On-One Sessions:
Participants can arrange follow-up practice on what they learned in the workshop. Work on stress resilience and these workshop techniques can be offered within one-on-one workplace coaching sessions.
If you think your employees can benefit from learning about stress, stress responses, and how to reduce stress in the moment or you’re interested in learning more:
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