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UnderstandingandManagingStress
AGENDA
Therelationshipbetweenstresslevelsandproductivityiswellresearched.Legalprofessionalsleaddemandingliveswhereinordertothrive,itisessentialtounderstandhowtooptimizeone’slong-termfunctioningandminimizethenegativeeffectsofstress.
Thissessionisdesignedtohelpindividualsunderstandstress,bothacuteandchronic.Cognitiveskillssuchasjudgment,criticalthinking,problemsolvingandcreativitybecomeimpairedunderchronicstress.Productivity,engagement,clientretentionandprofitabilityalsosuffer.Researchshowsthebestwaytomitigateriskandoptimizeperformanceiseducationandtrainingwhichprovideslawyerswithtoolstobuildresilience,managestressandcopewithongoingdemands.
Participantswillhavetheopportunityassesstheirownsignsandsymptomsofstressandlearnresearch-basedstrategiesformanagingstressanddevelopingandenhancingresilience.
Objectives:
• Define“stress”andunderstandpositiveandnegativestress• Understandhowstresseffectswellbeingandproductivity• Defineresilienceandunderstanditsrolewithrespecttothechallengesofpracticinglaw• Learnthe3‘C’sofHardinessandtheirimpactonstress• Practicetipsandstrategiesforeffectivelymanagingstressanddevelopingresiliencein
workandpersonallife.