Stress Management - Geelong
Stress Management Course Geelong
With David Smith, Leadership Coach
Course Overview
Have you ever wondered why some individuals are able to smoothly navigate workplace chaos, while others seem to crumble into a total mess at the slightest bit of pressure? So what if I told you the difference isn't luck, talent or even amount of work, it's just learning how to work with stress, not against it?
Why take a stress management course? This all encompassing stress management course is for Geelong executives, managers and professionals wanting to learn the most effective skills and practical techniques to manage their work stressors. Whether you're a manager trying to juggle conflicting priorities, an attendant of customer service in need of ways to handle the most challenging clients, or any person who believes stress is controlling your professional life, this training is chock full of practical, instantly applicable tactics.
We concentrate on the real world solutions that work in a real life work environment, not the bogus strategies that sound good, but don't hold up when your fluorescent light is flickering and your phone is ringing. You will learn how to change your relationship to workplace pressure, converting potential stressing factors into productive energy, without jeopardising your health and balance: For People receiving the Unnerving Praises "You Do Not Look Like You Are Stressed" With their whole body, mind, and soul people confirm to others that they were under pressure in their work.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Recognise and break personal stress cycles before they turn into workplace chaos.
Use these quick calming techniques in times of high stress and tough conversations
Apply sustainable work practices to preserve quality and work life balance
Think calmly to avoid conflict and stress escalating in a pressure situation
Advocate for professional limits that safeguard productivity, along with ample personal energy
Keep up your personal life and leave work at work!
Help team members to build their own stress resilience and anxiety management capabilities
Develop a personal stress management programme that addresses their unique job and work place stress factors
What You Will Learn
Module 1: A Model to Make Stress Work for You
How often do you pause to consider what is really causing you stress? In this first module, you'll identify your specific stress patterns and learn to detect the warning signs that elude most people We'll also differentiate between productive pressure and destructive stress, so you can determine when you're in the zone and when you've crossed into burnout.
Module 2: In the Moment Stress Management
Do you have a go to method when everything is hitting the fan at the same time? You'll get a shortlist of strategies for keeping the energy flowing when you're stuck at your desk. From breathing techniques that truly work in meetings to mental reset strategies that take two minutes or less, you'll have doable tactics for those high stress office moments.
Module 3: Communication Under Pressure
Why do some conversations exhaust you while others invigorate you, even when both are about tough subjects? You'll discover exact communication techniques to lower conflict, defuse hostility, and spare you emotional turmoil when you talk about difficult things. That includes strategies for working with challenging co workers, handling client complaints and communicating bad news.
Module 4: Control of the Workload and of the Energy Expenditure
Is it working harder or working smarter? This course is on productivity with sustainability this class is about how to get things done in a sustainable fashion or in other words, how to keep at it without falling behind, dragging yourself along, or burning out. You will learn what really matters today and the tricks to get it, how to minimise interruptions, and how to keep in the zone all day.
Module 5: Boundaries That Stick
When was the last time you said 'no' and you liked yourself for it? Boundaries are not about being difficult, they are about being effective. You'll be given the skillset to set realistic boundaries with colleagues and clients that get respected, freeing up more of your time/energy but keeping warm professional relationships alive.
Module 6: The Work Life Transition
How do you shut off work mode when you walk through your front door? This is the module to prevent workplace stress from entering your precious personal time, which is one of the hardest challenges of modern work life. You'll work on building ways to mentally and emotionally shift from work to home.
Module Seven: Supporting and Developing Team Resilience
How does your stress affect the people who love you? If you're a manager of people in your workplace, you'll have tools to enable your team to manage their stress while you in turn create a more supportive workspace for everyone.
Module 8: Your personal action plan
How the heck are you going to apply all of what you learnt in a way that makes sense for your job and your life? You will finish the course create your own stress management plan based on your unique stress triggers, work dynamic and personal lifestyle goals.
Course Format and Duration
This is a full day intensive workshop which takes place from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM, it is made up of a mix of facilitated sessions, small group discussions, as well as individual and group activities in plenum. The content is meant to be implemented right away, you'll walk away with tactics you can use the next day at work.
Summary
And corporate stress doesn't have to be the price that you pay for professional success. This program provides the tools, strategies and mind shifts required to manage work pressure skilfully without sacrificing your health and relationships. You will find that dealing with stress is not about getting rid of it altogether, it's about learning how to harness it to get stuff done!
The idea is straightforward: at the end of this course you will be the one everybody else turns to when things really start flying, not because you don't feel pressure, but you have discovered how to turn pressure into your friend. You will come away with real advice that applies to your real workplace, not some fantasy idealised version of professional existence that doesn't exist.
And best of all, you'll have a plan of action, a personal plan, just for you, so you can continue with these changes, long after the course is over. Because the best ways to handle stress are the ones you'll actually do when you need to most.