Stress at Work
Workplaces are a source of pressure!
Both employers and employees contribute to stress problems.
Workplaces are a source or pressure! A recent survey reported 59% felt that they were
under excessive time pressure and 55% were feeling increasing work pressure.
Stress is in danger of becoming a badge confirming and employee’s dedication to the organisation!
Managers often cause excessive pressures on those below them through poor communication or lack of thinking and planning. They overlook the impact on performance and productivity brought about by having stressed employees.
Colleagues can cause stress to others, especially when they feel under pressure, through their behaviour or the way they communicate.
Stress at work will almost certainly spill over into other areas of your life and have an impact on those. Many people find that stress at work causes them to suffer from disturbed sleep.
You might not be able to manage the pressures generated at work through workloads, deadlines, customers or colleague – you can choose how you respond to them! Remember, stress is about your response not the pressure!
Stress at work can often be an underlying cause behind workplace bullying.
Many of us spend a significant proportion of our time at work, so it is no surprise that things which happen in the workplace have an impact in our personal lives. Although we will all have pressures in our personal lives which can contribute to our feeling stressed, it is often stress at work which leaves us feeling more helpless. There are two major elements which contribute to this, often change is being imposed on us and the feeling of a lack of control. Whether you are a business owner, a director, a manager or further down the line, you are probably under pressures around deadlines, productivity or results, service levels, budgets, resources and whatever else.So many of these are imposed on you and you seem to have little choice about them. You may possibly add to these, uncertainty about jobs and job security – including your own!
To deal with stress at work you need to understand yourself and your reactions to how you deal with these different pressures. Are they beginning to have a negative impact on your home life or your health? Rather than keep putting up with them, with an increasing sense of hopelessness and helplessness and becoming ill – choose to do something!
Too many of us let our work define who we are. We tolerate the situations there, the need to work the ever longer hours, taking work home, being available to bosses and colleagues during evenings and at weekends. We feel we cannot step away from this and behave differently. We allow our work, and out employers, to become the most important thing. They take priority in our lives over and above our families, our friends and ourselves! Yet, when stress at work does start to bite and maybe lead to us becoming ill, who are the ones who we need to support and help us?
If you are in a management position, think about whether you are a stress creator for those around you. Do you transmit the negative pressure you feel to those who work for you? Do to take time to think about them and their probable reactions to you? Do you ever think about checking whether your team members, or other colleagues, are showing signs of suffering from stress? What would you do about it if you did?
Stress at work is something which is of no benefit for the organisation or those who work in it and are affected. Remember, too much pressure can lead to performance problems at work and health problems for the individuals. It can also cause issues with relationships and with families. Rather than let stress at work impact on you and those around you, consider exploring more about building personal resilience or read the tips for stress prevention at work.
Workplaces are a source or pressure! A recent survey reported 59% felt that they were
under excessive time pressure and 55% were feeling increasing work pressure.Stress is in danger of becoming a badge confirming and employee’s dedication to the organisation!
Managers often cause excessive pressures on those below them through poor communication or lack of thinking and planning. They overlook the impact on performance and productivity brought about by having stressed employees.
Colleagues can cause stress to others, especially when they feel under pressure, through their behaviour or the way they communicate.
Stress at work will almost certainly spill over into other areas of your life and have an impact on those. Many people find that stress at work causes them to suffer from disturbed sleep.
You might not be able to manage the pressures generated at work through workloads, deadlines, customers or colleague – you can choose how you respond to them! Remember, stress is about your response not the pressure!
Stress at work can often be an underlying cause behind workplace bullying.
Many of us spend a significant proportion of our time at work, so it is no surprise that things which happen in the workplace have an impact in our personal lives. Although we will all have pressures in our personal lives which can contribute to our feeling stressed, it is often stress at work which leaves us feeling more helpless. There are two major elements which contribute to this, often change is being imposed on us and the feeling of a lack of control. Whether you are a business owner, a director, a manager or further down the line, you are probably under pressures around deadlines, productivity or results, service levels, budgets, resources and whatever else.So many of these are imposed on you and you seem to have little choice about them. You may possibly add to these, uncertainty about jobs and job security – including your own!
To deal with stress at work you need to understand yourself and your reactions to how you deal with these different pressures. Are they beginning to have a negative impact on your home life or your health? Rather than keep putting up with them, with an increasing sense of hopelessness and helplessness and becoming ill – choose to do something!Too many of us let our work define who we are. We tolerate the situations there, the need to work the ever longer hours, taking work home, being available to bosses and colleagues during evenings and at weekends. We feel we cannot step away from this and behave differently. We allow our work, and out employers, to become the most important thing. They take priority in our lives over and above our families, our friends and ourselves! Yet, when stress at work does start to bite and maybe lead to us becoming ill, who are the ones who we need to support and help us?
If you are in a management position, think about whether you are a stress creator for those around you. Do you transmit the negative pressure you feel to those who work for you? Do to take time to think about them and their probable reactions to you? Do you ever think about checking whether your team members, or other colleagues, are showing signs of suffering from stress? What would you do about it if you did?
Stress at work is something which is of no benefit for the organisation or those who work in it and are affected. Remember, too much pressure can lead to performance problems at work and health problems for the individuals. It can also cause issues with relationships and with families. Rather than let stress at work impact on you and those around you, consider exploring more about building personal resilience or read the tips for stress prevention at work.