Essential Stress Management for Peak Performance
Participants will learn how stress impacts productivity in the workplace and at home. Participants will learn to identify their individual stressors, gauge their position on the stress-burnout continuum and learn easily implemented, effective strategies for managing stress and building resilience.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define stress and its impact on productivity, decision-making, and overall well-being in the workplace.
- Identify the various sources of stress commonly encountered by corporate leaders and managers.
- Utilize self-assessment tools to gauge their position on the stress-burnout continuum.
- Differentiate between healthy stress (eustress) and unhealthy stress (distress).
- Explore and practice a variety of evidence-based stress management techniques, including mindfulness practices and relaxation exercises.
- Identify and develop healthy coping mechanisms to manage stress outside of work for a holistic approach.
- Create an action plan for implementing stress management strategies and establishing a sustainable self-care routine.
Course Path
Module 1: Introduction
- Course overview
- Program goals
Module 2: What is Stress?
- Defining stress
- Different types of stress
- Is stress necessary?
- Stress and Leadership
Module 3: Identifying Stress
- Identifying your stress triggers
- Sources of stress
- The effects of stress on performance and productivity
- The stress response
- The affects of stress on health and wellbeing
Module 4: The Importance of Doing Nothing
- Introduction
- Technology and Stress
- Information overload and digital toxicity
- Refuel. Recharge. Recreate.
- Strategies to avoid information overload and digital toxicity
Module 5: Stress and Burnout
- What is burnout?
- The burnout continuum
- Out of the frying pan
Module 6: Managing Stress. Building Resilience
- The power to bounce back
- strategies for managing stress
- Strategies for building resilience
- What's your story
Module 7: Additional Resources