This course is designed for all managers, supervisors and employees who wish to improve their management of time and reduce stress levels in order to enhance their performance at work and in life in general.

This course has been specifically designed to help you develop your skills to manage stress and pressure at work. Many individuals have been affected negatively by stress and pressure at work resulting in poor performance at work as well as serious consequences to their health and life. By applying these skills to the tasks and challenges you face in your work, you will begin to experience breakthroughs you've never thought possible.

• Understand the source of stress and pressure at work
• Determine the cause of their stress (stressors) in their work
• Apply effective skills in managing stress and pressure at work
• Enhance their coping skills in dealing with stress
• Improve their skills in managing their body and mind to deal with stress

This course will combine presentations with interactive practical exercises, supported by video materials, activities and case studies to ensure optimum comprehension of the concepts presented. Delegates will be encouraged to participate actively in relating the principles of stress management to the particular needs of their workplace.

Understand the Sources of our Stress

• Perception and Stress
• Difference between Pressure and Stress
• Personality Differences in Handling Stress
• Managing your Body Effectively in Dealing with Stress
• Removing Sources of Stress
• Developing Creative Ways to Cope with Stress

Develop Skills to Manage your Stress

• Applying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Manage Stress
• Techniques to Handle Stress
• Helping Employees to Manage Stress
• Managing the Team Stress
• Adapting your Relationship Style to Ensure a Stress-free Workplace
• Developing an Effective Stress Management Action Plan

Time management challenges and assessment

• Definition of time management
• Time management challenges
• Modern time management
• Major time wasters
• Self-imposed time wasters
• System-imposed wasters
• Time management assessment

Stress management techniques

• Ways to deal with stress
• Emergency stress stoppers
• Other factors that reduce stress
• Exercise and diet
• Support network, attitude and outlook
• Emotional control and sleep