Handling stress in the workplace

Stress costs money!! Individuals and organisations suffer when stress occurs. Other stakeholders connected with your organisations or individuals who are stressed, are affected too! By thinking about what you can do within your organisation to handle stress in the workplace you can reduce the cost of stress and improve productivity and profitability.


Why it's important!


By thinking about what you can do within your organisation to handle stress in the workplace you can reduce the cost of stress and improve productivity and profitability.handling stress

Executives running organisations have a duty of care to their staff – and this includes protecting them from stress as well as other dangers in the workplace! The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) encourage organisations to do a simple audit. Questions in these areas will help to get an immediate sense of where the organisation is in terms of meeting the HSE criteria. It will also highlight where issues may occur and stress management prevention steps can be taken.



Handling stress 2When you can identify where the causes are, you can target where to take corrective action. (See The Organisational Health Profile.) Stress management prevention at work is not just about learning coping strategies or relaxation techniques, it is about tackling the causes. Manage the pressure sources and you can reduce the potential stress.  Handling stress in the workplace is a key responsibility for good managers and leaders.



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