Assessments for Managing Pressure and Reducing Stress
Assessments available for the organisation or groups within it.Individual assessments which can be part of a workshop or used in conjunction with one to one support and coaching.
Organisational assessment
We have a number of tools and approaches to use where there may be organisational health or organisational culture issues. These are a useful starting point for exploring ways of enabling the organisation to be a "healthy" place to work and can help to deliver results to the bottom line. For more specific information about how we can help you carry out stress surveys or stress audits, look at The Organisational Health Profile page.
Individual assessments
1) The Optimal Health Questionnaire
What it is:
This is a straightforward and easy to complete questionnaire which identifies where specific imbalances are occurring in five core dimensions of your life; Physical, Emotional, Mental, Social and Spiritual. These sit within a fuller model of pressure management, and are the foundation for your stress resilience.
What it does:
- Identifies which dimensions of Optimal Health are not operating effectively
- Provides a clear focus of the areas to address
- Gives the opportunity to create action plans which are achievable and will produce significant improvement
- Helps to develop the foundation for greater stress resilience.
It can be used for individuals who become aware that things appear to be getting too much or that certain areas of life do not seem to be operating in a productive way. If they are going to use coaching or similar support, it provides a good platform to build upon.
We often use this questionnaire within our Managing Pressure programmes because it is a useful tool and can work very effectively when shared with colleagues.
2) BalanceinBusiness™ Profile & Process
What it is:
An opportunity for individuals to use a well researched and tested profile supported by rigorous feedback & coaching. The focus is on dealing with the factors that are creating pressures in 5 core areas of a person's life and work; occupational, physical, intellectual, social and personal.
How does it work?
There are five easy steps:
1. Initial contact to explain the process, address any concerns & agree steps
2. Electronic Completion of the BalanceInBusiness? Profile in 20-30 minutes
3. Analysis to explore the information, establish connections and prioritise the issues
4. Goal planning to consider options, set targets and plan actions
5. Ongoing coaching & reviewing by e-mail, telephone or face-to-face to review progress, explore alternatives, deal with blocks and revise goals
Why use it?
This process will tackle some of the issues that generate high health-related costs for businesses and might be causing individuals problems. This can be achieved by;
* Catching pressure issues before they become chronic
* Providing integrated help so there is less recurrence or worsening of stress conditions
* Creating higher levels of energy and therefore improving motivation and productivity
* Devising ways of maintaining optimal performance when the pressure is on to achieve results
Who will work with you?
All of those giving feedback and coaching are uniquely, both experienced consultants and health/stress practitioners. The same person will deal with an individual throughout the process and all information and discussion is confidential
There is a short form of the BalanceinBusiness™ Profile available on this website which you can quickly self score and analyse. It will give you an overall sense of where balance issues may occur and how the full profile may work for you