Faced with the challenges of intense competition, companies are compelled to make organisational changes. Employees are confronted with an uncertain future, job changes and job loss. They may need to comply with new rules and new management, shift between departments and roles. They may feel ill-equipped to handle a higher-level job after a promotion.

Stress Management is working with people who want to improve their lives and reduce the amount of stress in every day living. Understanding the triggers that create stress will create awareness, lead to a healthier, calmer being and contribute to your inner happiness.

 

Is your employee feeling overwhelmed?  Are stress-related work claims costing your company money?

Here’s a typical workplace scenario:

Faced with the challenges of intense competition, companies are compelled to make organisational changes. Employees are confronted with an uncertain future, job changes and job loss. They may need to comply with new rules and new management, shift between departments and roles. They may feel ill-equipped to handle a higher-level job after a promotion.

Is it any wonder that employees feel stressed and reach a stage of “enough is enough”? 50-80% of diseases are stress-related in origin, causing mental and physical hardship to the individual.

On the other hand, employers have to deal with claims from workers for stress-related compensation. Research suggests that workplace stress leads to the loss of 3.2 days per worker each year and costs the national economy $10.11 billion annually through absenteeism or listless productivity.

Employers also have the task of complying with occupational health and safety (OHS) standards, while staying competitive and productive despite the challenges of employee absenteeism due to stress-related illnesses.

ER Consulting can show you how to prevent stress claims from affecting your business. The best way is to catch stress early – before it becomes damaging and destructive at work and at home.

Dealing with stress at an early stage is vital for the health, well-being and productivity of employees and for the performance of the organisation as a whole. Detecting early signs of stress is the first step.

Some signs of stress

  • Lack of energy, apathy
  • Lack of motivation
  • Boredom, indifference
  • Lack of focus – taking longer to do things
  • Procrastination
  • Inability to communicate
  • Impatience
  • Anger
  • Depression

It is clear that these signs of stress are a signal to the manager to take action and help the employee to deal with stress before it affects his/her job.

With Stress Management from ER Consulting, managers learn to be more perceptive, detect and deal with early signs of stress, provide a listening ear and empathy, communicate more effectively and work towards problem-solution and conflict-resolution in the workplace.

A word to managers – cultivate self-awareness
Manage your own stress levels and be aware of the stress triggers that negatively affect your behaviour. Do this early in your career so that you don’t reach a stage 15 or twenty years later where you get completely burnt out, unable to enjoy your retired life, time with your children or your grandchildren. Why get angry with the world and with yourself for not doing something about it sooner?

You could be an overworked executive working in a pressure-cooker environment, where you have to manage not just your own stress but some of your boss’ everyday stresses too! The work itself is stressful enough, but on top of it all, you have to keep your cool while managing hundreds of staff. How do you handle it?

Stress management is the key.

If you’re a senior manager, you may have to handle workplace pressures and deadlines while managing employees going through marriage break-ups, nervous breakdowns and family crises. Your coach has been through the same kinds of stressful experiences in a real-life work scenario and perfectly understands where you’re coming from. Senior managers may even have to seek external counselling to deal with employees with alcohol and drug addictions (and yes, these are professional working people). If you are like one of these people, once you seek help you can change your life and cope better. ER Consulting offers Stress Management to help managers deal with workplace stress.

 

Here are some simple stress-busters that can be fitted into your work schedule:

Stress management with exercise

The benefits of exercise to cope with stress are well known. ER Consulting creates personalised exercise plans for managers and employees to help them keep fit and well. Exercise releases serotonin and dopamine in the brain, the “feel-good” chemicals which lift a person’s mood, helps you stay positive and get more focused on the tasks at hand, whether at home or at work.

Stress management with meditation

Meditation is a powerful technique to work on an employee’s stress at an unconscious level. Workers are less anxious, more productive, confident and optimistic. ER Consulting teaches stress release through quiet times of meditation and relaxation to de-stress your employees and enable work-life balance.

Remember: not all stress is negative

You need a certain amount of stress in order to do work. Positive stressors are motivation, energy, alertness, and a positive attitude.

Ready to make positive changes in your life and work? Contact ER Consulting for Stress Management to ensure better self-esteem, motivation and productivity at work.

ER Consulting provides personal coaching customised for specific personal or corporate needs. ER Consulting offers courses, workshops, face-to-face coaching, phone coaching, email coaching, group coaching or a combination of these to get powerful results.

Generally a 3 month contract consisting of 12 face-to-face coaching sessions are recommended, although the number of sessions may vary as several questions come up during sessions. All sessions include exercises, guiding principles, tools and strategies to help you achieve success in specific areas of your life.

Elizabeth Rowe is an executive and business coach, fitness specialist and human resources professional with the qualifications and corporate experience to provide coaching, training, consulting, mentoring and HR services. Elizabeth serves individuals and corporate clients offering consulting and coaching services to achieve their executive, business and lifestyle objectives.