How to Reduce and Manage Stress at Work
Transcript of How to Reduce and Manage Stress at Work
How to Reduce and Manage Stress at Work Svetlana Pushkareva BUS 68
Prioritize Tasks
Make a list of tasks youHave to do
Tackle task in order of importance
Do the high-priority items first
Improve your time management and organization skills
• Get a to do list that works
• Learn to say "no”
• Ask for help when you need it
• Stop setting unrealistic goals for yourself
Spend more time with optimistic people
• Negative people will pull you down to their level
• Choose to work with people who have a positive attitude instead
Create a balanced schedule• Analyze your schedule,
responsibilities, and daily tasks
• Try to find a balance between work and family life
Take more breaks from your work
Even a five-minute break will help
Get away from your desk
Fix your environment lighting temperature
noise level
Laugh more, stress less
• Humor can help reduce stress by providing a positive way of looking at problems.
• Humor can also help you perceive what's ridiculous or absurd in a situation.
• To promote humor in your life, follow these steps: Be open to humor Give yourself permission to laugh, even during tough times Surround yourself with humor Share your humor Tell a funny true story to a co-worker or friend
Resolve conflict positively• Resolving conflict in healthy, constructive ways can
strengthen trust between people and relieve workplace stress and tension
• When handling emotionally-charged situations, stay focused in the present by disregarding old hurts and resentments
• Connect with your emotions• Hear both the words and the nonverbal cues being used• If a conflict can’t be resolved, choose to end the
argument, even if you still disagree.
References
www.familybusiness.about.com/od/worklifebalance/tp/stressquicktips
www.helpguide.prg/articles/stress/stress-at-work.htm
www.lifescript.com/health/a-z/mayo/l/laugh_more_stress_less.aspx