Cohr managing stress training
Transcript of Cohr managing stress training
Managing Personal and Employee Stress
Agenda -
• Types of stress
• Responding to stress– Personal– As a Manager
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STRESS
Difference between expectation and reality; a change; a loss, a gain.
Physical and emotional arousal reaction to stimulus.
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Is your stress adding up?Is your stress adding up?
• Spiritual
• Physical
• Emotional
• Mental
• Social4
During uncertain times
InsecurityInsecurity
Feelings of loss
High emotional stressControl becomes a major issue
Conflict may increase
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Types of Stress:Types of Stress:
GENERAL - Everyday events
CUMULATIVE - everyday stressors adding up
TRAUMA - Abnormal event threatening individual life or safety (or perceived as such)
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Cumulative Stress
Unresolved conflict Previous traumatic experience Repeated irritation Several stressors in short time
Birth/death, move, job loss, divorce
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Real or perceived threat to life Graphic injuries & death Event outside normal experience Injury or death of children Witnessing trauma of others
Traumatic stress
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Stress is NOT an Event…It’s your
REACTION to that Event
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Are these things that you can control?
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Factors influencing reaction to stress
Perfectionism Family rules and messages Social mirror Expectations Irrational beliefs
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Challenge your messages
Perceptions Beliefs Assumptions
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• Guilt that someone suffered harm/loss/redeployment more than we.
• Feel we can’t have fun while others suffer or lose their job.
• Resentment over increased workload
Surviving changeSurviving changeIt
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Possible responses:
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Stages of changeStages of change
Acceptance New Beginnings
Ending Shock and Denial
Transition and Adjustment Suffering
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Modify your responsesModify your responses
Take a break Get enough sleep Plan quiet, unscheduled time Take time to enjoy good food Use humor Avoid people and events that irritate you Respond… don’t react
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• Choose not to turn over control of your emotional self to people or events.
• We do not lose unless we surrender to fear, negativity, and paranoia.
• In the “psychological war” the best weapon we have is our positive attitude.
It is YOUR choice
You are in control of your emotional life:
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Response-ability:the ability to determine
your own response.
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Keep an “eye” out for stress
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Manager’s RoleManager’s Role
Awareness
Feedback
Support
Time management
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Are you walking your talk?
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What Can You Do?What Can You Do?
Recognize your limits
Be aware of your own stress level
Be aware of signs and symptoms of stress in others
Get help
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Promote healthy stress
Promote healthy stress
Clear expectations
Responsibility means authority
Identify causes
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Outside Assistance
Turn to others for help:• In the US – EAP Program
In the US call 800-568-9276
• Spiritual mentors
• Counselors
• Physicians
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EAP services:EAP services:
Face to face counseling
Life management services:
child careelder carefinancial counselingorganizing life’s affairspre-retirement planningand more… 24