how to reduce and manage stress at work
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How to Reduce and Manage Stress at Work Svetlana Pushkareva BUS 68
Prioritize Tasks
Make a list of tasks youHave to do
Tackle task in order of importance
Do the high-priority items first
Improve your time management and organization skills
• Get a to do list that works
• Learn to say "no”
• Ask for help when you need it
• Stop setting unrealistic goals for yourself
Spend more time with optimistic people
• Negative people will pull you down to their level
• Choose to work with people who have a positive attitude instead
Create a balanced schedule• Analyze your schedule,
responsibilities, and daily tasks
• Try to find a balance between work and family life
Take more breaks from your work
Even a five-minute break will help
Get away from your desk
Fix your environment lighting temperature
noise level
Laugh more, stress less
• Humor can help reduce stress by providing a positive way of looking at problems.
• Humor can also help you perceive what's ridiculous or absurd in a situation.
• To promote humor in your life, follow these steps: Be open to humor Give yourself permission to laugh, even during tough times Surround yourself with humor Share your humor Tell a funny true story to a co-worker or friend
Resolve conflict positively• Resolving conflict in healthy, constructive ways can
strengthen trust between people and relieve workplace stress and tension
• When handling emotionally-charged situations, stay focused in the present by disregarding old hurts and resentments
• Connect with your emotions• Hear both the words and the nonverbal cues being used• If a conflict can’t be resolved, choose to end the
argument, even if you still disagree.
References
www.familybusiness.about.com/od/worklifebalance/tp/stressquicktips
www.helpguide.prg/articles/stress/stress-at-work.htm
www.lifescript.com/health/a-z/mayo/l/laugh_more_stress_less.aspx