How to Reduce and Manage Stress at Work
- 1. How to Reduce and Manage Stress at Work Svetlana Pushkareva BUS 68
- 2. Prioritize Tasks Make a list of tasks you Have to do Tackle task in order of importance Do the high- priority items first
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. Create a balanced schedule • Analyze your schedule, responsibilities, and daily tasks • Try to find a balance between work and family life
- 6. Take more breaks from your work Even a five-minute break will help Get away from your desk
- 8. 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
- 9. 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.