Managing Stress At Work In A Week: How To Manage Stress In Seven Simple Steps - Softcover

Evans-Howe, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147360785X ISBN 13: 9781473607859

Publisher: Teach Yourself, 2016

Synopsis

Managing stress just got easier
This book is written for managers as a simple, practical guide to the principles and techniques for managing stress at work. It looks at stress from an organizational perspective as well as highlighting practical steps individual managers can take to enable them to gain competitive advantage through effective management of their most valuable asset - their people. Even if you have no direct line-management responsibilities now, you can use what you have learnt to influence decision-makers,
perhaps even your own line manager, to better manage stress in the workplace.

This book will help you understand what stress is, why we get stressed and some of its physiological and psychological symptoms. You will learn about some of the background research into the psychology of stress and consider a variety of theories and models. More importantly, with this simple guidance, practical techniques and some relevant examples you will be able to create a challenging and supportive environment where people know what is expected, work hard, avoid burnout and make a real impact in your organization.

As well as managing the stress of others at work, you will also find some useful tips and suggestions that you can adopt to take personal charge of your own stress levels, allowing you to relax, keep healthy and stay on top.

Each of the seven chapters in Managing Stress In A Week covers a different aspect of stress:
- Sunday: What is stress?
- Monday: Understanding stress - some basic psychological and physiological aspects
- Tuesday: Job roles, responsibility and level of control
- Wednesday: Workload, work pressure and work environment
- Thursday: Behaviours, conflict and support
- Friday: Change management
- Saturday: Personal responsibility and actions

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Evans-Howe is a senior manager at a FTSE-250 company. He is an expert in organizational issues around stress, and has helped hundreds of employees and colleagues to reduce their stress, or to be effective in spite of stress.

From the Back Cover

Managing stress just got easier
You are just seven steps away from managing stress at work. Imagine knowing the practical steps you can use to manage stress in your team and colleagues, while being able to take personal charge of your own stress levels, allowing you to relax, keep healthy and stay on top. Now you can.

Managing Stress At Work In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to stress, giving you everything you really need to know in just seven short chapters. From why we get stressed and the background research into the psychology of stress, to guidance and practical techniques you can use to create a challenging and supportive environment where people know what is expected, work hard, avoid burnout and make a real impact in your organization. You'll also find exercises to help you put it all into action.

The fastest way to managing workplace stress
Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, Managing Stress At Work In A Week is your fastest route to success:

- Sunday: What is stress?
- Monday: Understanding stress - some basic psychological and physiological aspects
- Tuesday: Job roles, responsibility and level of control
- Wednesday: Workload, work pressure and work environment
- Thursday: Behaviours, conflict and support
- Friday: Change management
- Saturday: Personal responsibility and actions

Learn in a week, remember for a lifetime

Edition details

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147360785X
• ISBN 13: 9781473607859
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128