the price of stress

created by the good coach www.the-goodcoach.com The Price of Stress and how to manage it! METROSE Stress at work can be a killer What does that mean? Stress is a natural part of human functioning. Prolonged stress, from the chemicals associated with our flight/fight response (our natural instincts), can lead to ill-health and even death in extreme situations. & DEFINITION Stress is "the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them." Finding appropriate stress management techniques to mitigate these execessive pressures will help you stay healthy and sane. Stress vs Pressure Pressure is in the situation, which the individual must adapt too. Stress is in the person, the conditions which reflects the body's attempt to the change 1. In UK between April 2010 and March 2011 an estimated 1.2 million people said they were suffering from an illness caused or made worse by their work. Of these, 500,000 were new illnesses occurring in-year. -Health and Safety Executive 2011 91% of adult Australians feel stress in at least one important area of their lives. Almost 50% feel very stressed about one part of 80% of workers feel stress on the job - nearly half say they need help managing stress. 42% say co- workers need help. -American Institute of their life. - Lifeline Australia Stress 4. 5. 6. Workers put in a staggering 26 million extra hours in the workplace each day. 6 in 10 employees regularly work on average 1.5 hrs overtime a day. Nearly work related illnesses costing in 10 workers in major 1 in 4 claim they work an extra 2-3 hours daily. 79% of these hours are unpaid which is approx £225 million of "free' hours each day for employers. - Aviva October 2011 Stress levels in the Approx 13.7million working days lost annually in UK from workplace are rising wtih 6 global economics experiencing increased workplace stress. With China (86%) having the highest rise. - The Regus Group approx £28.3billion/yr. - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Hire a coach How to manage asap! common stresses 1. Learn good time management skills Worrying about time, or lack of it to complete 2. Prioritize goals using Urgent/ tasks; fear of failing to Important Matrix. achieve something important; feeling trapped, unhappy or even hopeless. Time 3. Learn houw to create more time in your day. 4. Learn to say "no" politely and assertively. Stress 2. Stressed about the future, which can be 1. Learn to meditate. 2. Work through the potential scenarios of the future, and visualise vague and undefined, Overall sense of dread the situation going well repeatedly. about the future, worried that "something will go wrong". Anticipatory Stress 3. Learn how to overcome fear of failure. 1. Learn to be more self-aware. Being in a scary situation in which you emotional) which signals your have little or no control over e.g. conflict,. loss of status, or Recognise the triggers (physical 8 Situational response. Then learn how to manage them. Stress rejected by your peers. 2. Learn ebfective conflict resolution skills. 1. Develop greater emotional intelligence. 2. Recognise when you've reached your limit for interactions in the day. 3. Practice deep breathing exercises 4. Interacting with a certain individual or groups of people because either you do not like them or they're when you encounter these situations. unpredictable. Encounter Stress 4. Develop empathy, a valuable coping skill for this type of stress. Rekerences: Stress and the Manager, Karl Albrecht http://www.gostress.com/stress-facts/ http://www.isma.org.uk/about-stress/kacts- about-stress.html FACTS created by the good coach www.the-goodcoach.com The Price of Stress and how to manage it! METROSE Stress at work can be a killer What does that mean? Stress is a natural part of human functioning. Prolonged stress, from the chemicals associated with our flight/fight response (our natural instincts), can lead to ill-health and even death in extreme situations. & DEFINITION Stress is "the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them." Finding appropriate stress management techniques to mitigate these execessive pressures will help you stay healthy and sane. Stress vs Pressure Pressure is in the situation, which the individual must adapt too. Stress is in the person, the conditions which reflects the body's attempt to the change 1. In UK between April 2010 and March 2011 an estimated 1.2 million people said they were suffering from an illness caused or made worse by their work. Of these, 500,000 were new illnesses occurring in-year. -Health and Safety Executive 2011 91% of adult Australians feel stress in at least one important area of their lives. Almost 50% feel very stressed about one part of 80% of workers feel stress on the job - nearly half say they need help managing stress. 42% say co- workers need help. -American Institute of their life. - Lifeline Australia Stress 4. 5. 6. Workers put in a staggering 26 million extra hours in the workplace each day. 6 in 10 employees regularly work on average 1.5 hrs overtime a day. Nearly work related illnesses costing in 10 workers in major 1 in 4 claim they work an extra 2-3 hours daily. 79% of these hours are unpaid which is approx £225 million of "free' hours each day for employers. - Aviva October 2011 Stress levels in the Approx 13.7million working days lost annually in UK from workplace are rising wtih 6 global economics experiencing increased workplace stress. With China (86%) having the highest rise. - The Regus Group approx £28.3billion/yr. - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Hire a coach How to manage asap! common stresses 1. Learn good time management skills Worrying about time, or lack of it to complete 2. Prioritize goals using Urgent/ tasks; fear of failing to Important Matrix. achieve something important; feeling trapped, unhappy or even hopeless. Time 3. Learn houw to create more time in your day. 4. Learn to say "no" politely and assertively. Stress 2. Stressed about the future, which can be 1. Learn to meditate. 2. Work through the potential scenarios of the future, and visualise vague and undefined, Overall sense of dread the situation going well repeatedly. about the future, worried that "something will go wrong". Anticipatory Stress 3. Learn how to overcome fear of failure. 1. Learn to be more self-aware. Being in a scary situation in which you emotional) which signals your have little or no control over e.g. conflict,. loss of status, or Recognise the triggers (physical 8 Situational response. Then learn how to manage them. Stress rejected by your peers. 2. Learn ebfective conflict resolution skills. 1. Develop greater emotional intelligence. 2. Recognise when you've reached your limit for interactions in the day. 3. Practice deep breathing exercises 4. Interacting with a certain individual or groups of people because either you do not like them or they're when you encounter these situations. unpredictable. Encounter Stress 4. Develop empathy, a valuable coping skill for this type of stress. Rekerences: Stress and the Manager, Karl Albrecht http://www.gostress.com/stress-facts/ http://www.isma.org.uk/about-stress/kacts- about-stress.html FACTS