Controlling Work Stress

Offers detailed guidelines and strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing unnecessary stress at work. Examines the causes and effects of stress. Includes a resource guide to associations, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and questionnaires that deal with stress.

`Written primarily for the employee, this book is a gold mine of easily assimilated information and ideas which should also be of value to anyone working in human resources' - Personnel Today`Much of the literature on stress tends to be either academic or research-based, or otherwise focuses on the more practical aspects of stress management. Managing Workplace Stress strikes a balance between the two in providing background and discussion that puts many areas of work-related stress into context, as well as giving helpful practical advice on managing particular stressors' - People ManagementStress in the workplace is an ever-increasing problem and its consequences, such as higher rates of absenteeism, reduced productivity and increased health compensation claims, are widespread. This book examines the causes of the increase in work-related stress.Susan Cartwright and Cary L Cooper focus particularly on the stress created by organizational changes including job redesign, reallocation of roles and responsibilities, and the accompanying job insecurities. They highlight the everyday stressors likely to impact upon managers and employees - for example, working with difficult people and managing increased work loads - and offer useful strategies for dealing with these various situations.

In this book, we will discuss in short why workplace stress affects you the way it does, the repercussions of leading a stressful life, and the various ways to combat it successfully. I sincerely hope that this book was able to help you to prevent, diminish or withstand your workplace stress successfully. Your excessive stress levels may have been your jailer at the workplace for a very long period of time, but, if you continue following the techniques that are outlined in this book, you will soon become free from its grasp. By adhering to these methods, you will be able to experience a renewed excitement and reinvigorated passion for your work that you may not have felt before. Rejoice in this. Don't fret if your progress doesn't go as well as you had hoped; most people experience several hurdles and roadblocks when trying to alleviate stress from their lives. Don't stop, but climb further up and overcome every obstacle that you encounter. Very soon, you will see the bright ray of light that shows you have accomplished your objective.

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content is also closely aligned to the Level 3 S/NVQ in Management. The series consists of 35 workbooks. Each book will map on to a course unit (35 books/units).

Working in a stressful environment not only increases the risk of physical illness or distress, but also increases the likelihood of workplace accidents. While legislation provides some guidelines for risk assessment of physical hazards, there remains limited guidance on the risks of psychosocial hazards, such as occupational stress. This book takes the risk management approach to stress evaluation in the workplace, offering practical guidelines for the audit, assessment and mitigation of workplace stressors. Based on research and case studies, this book provides a comprehensive source of theoretical and practical information for students and practitioners alike. It includes chapters on: * environmental stress factors * psychological stress factors * work-related accidents * job stress evaluation methods With its up-to-date approach to a fascinating area of study, this is key reading for all students of organizational psychology and those responsible for workplace safety.

Are you experiencing stress in your workplace? Do you have issues with your anger? Do you constantly drown in your worries? Is workplace stress ruining your interpersonal relationships? Are you in search of a way to control stress and its effects on your life?Everyone in life experiences stress in one way or the other. Although there are times when it is positive, most times it hurts our daily life. You can lose the ability to connect with others when experiencing the effects of stress.In other instances, it can create health issues in your life. Having the right information can help in protecting yourself from these issues. Anger control, preventing worries, dealing with stress, and maintaining a good relationship with others are all possible.These and many more are what you will find herein. All these are the topics that will bring about the positive turnaround you desire in your life.Your current stress level doesn't matter, this book will help you alleviate the stress in your life. This is possible if you take the time to put what you learn into practice. As you see changes in your life, you will also improve the lives of those around you.Many people often wait until stress becomes crushing before taking a step to deal with it; this isn't the right approach. You increase the risk of developing the various health issues associated with stress. If you're lucky not to have developed any of these health issues, then don't delay further in dealing with your stress.

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has commissioned recent research which has indicated that: . about half a million people in the UK experience work-related stress at a level they believe is making them ill; . up to 5 million people in the UK feel "very" or "extremely" stressed by their work; and . a total of 12.8 million working days were lost to stress, depression and anxiety in 2004/5. Work-related stress is therefore a serious problem and tackling it effectively can result in significant benefits for organizations. This can result in a happier and more productive workforce with fewer days away from work with stress related illnesses. Managers will also want to comply with recent HSE advice on managing stress within the workplace fulfilling their duty of care to employees. This should result in less exposure of organisations to the threat of litigation and the resultant negative publicity this causes. The intention of this book is to provide information to those who may be suffering from work related stress and to provide managers with a "toolkit" to help address such problems in the workforce.

This 160-page pocket guide is for self-managing stress and managing stress in others. Poses practical strategies for how to deal with time, anger, people, fatigue, evaluation pressures and more. This practical pocket guide for managers will teach you how to channel stress to enhance your own performance and the performance of those you manage.