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Stress
- Don't let it get to you! Advice from jml Training
National
Stress Awareness Day was marked on the 7th November an important day for employers
and employees. The days in November are getting shorter and many people become
stressed over the move into winter and the pressures of Christmas that is not
long away. Organisations have to ensure that coming to work is a positive experience
as business target need to be met.
Nov
09, 2007 -Another National Stress Awareness Day was marked on the 7th
November. It comes at a timely part of the year when the days are getting shorter
and darker and people are getting more anxious in the build up to Christmas.
Work
related stress compounds this as the year progresses and targets are looming or
even not being met!
Joint
CIPD/Health
and Safety Executive research shows that a manager's behaviour can have a major
impact on employees' stress levels affecting the well-being of employees and organisational
performance. And, with over 5 million employees in the UK reporting that they
feel extremely stressed at work, this is an increasing problem for all organisations.
Organisations
and their managers can help to make coming to work a positive and energising experience
for their staff says Gráinne
Suter from jml Training.
Many
of the management competencies for reducing stress at work require good communication
and work relationships that are empowering and develop trust. The benefits of
praise when things are going well or constructive feedback if improvement in a
work role is necessary should never be underestimated.
'However,
it's not all a one-way process' says Gráinne 'if employees also recognised
their ability to positively influence the work culture stress at work could be
significantly reduced. We find that teams who can talk to one another can deal
with the most amazing challenges without getting stressed. Their secret is simple
- they have a high level of self-awareness and understand how their emotions can
impact on other team members. So sharing the challenges and developing a co-operative
style comes naturally as a result'
'We
hope that the awareness raised on National Stress Awareness Day does not disappear
without trace', says Gráinne 'but that everyone plays their part to help make
their company healthy'.
jml
Training offers courses on Stress Management and details can be found at their
website www.jml-training.com
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information about jml Training
jml
Training is a specialist training company offering "in-house" training courses
to local government. councils, companies - both small & multi-national. It has
been established over ten years and apart from providing training services in
the UK, its' trainers
also train in France, Ireland & worldwide. Specialist areas include Training
Development for Women, Diversity,
Customer
Service Training, Diagnostic
Assessment, Leadership
and Team building &
Management Development Programmes.
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jml Training and Consultancy November 2007
