STRESS MANAGEMENT

DR. MANOJ MISHRA

Questions
 What are the various ways in which
management of change can be effected?
 What is the difference between teamwork and
workgroups?
 To be effective a team needs to be continuously
learning. Comment and state how it can
overcome crisis arising from lack of learning.
 What are the different methods of internal
communication? Explain if time play an
important role?
MASTERING STRESS
 GETTING A PET
 MASSAGE
 MUSIC
 SEEK HELP
 WRITING A DIARY
 LAUGHING
HOW TO AVOID STRESS
 AVOID HASSLES
 CONTROL CHANGES
 TAKE A BREAK
 FIND HELP/ACCESS RESOURCES
 MAINTAIN GOOD SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
 BE REALISTIC
 DO NOT SEEK ABSOLUTE HARMONY IN RELATIONSHIP
 IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION
 MAKE TIME FOR SELF RENEWAL REJUVENATION
 EXERCISE
 DEFINE YOURSELF CLEARLY
MANAGING WORKPLACE STRESS
 AFFECTS – INDIVIDUAL – ORGANIZATION
 AND SOCIETY AT LARGE!
 Sometimes it is important to work for that pot

of gold. But other times is important to take

time off and make sure your most important
decision in the day simply consists of
choosing which colour of the rainbow to slide
down. – DOUGLAS PAGELS
 COMPLEXITY AND COMPLICATIONS LEAD TO

STRESS
WORKPLACE STRESS
 REASONS AS PER DYER
 PHYSICAL – LIGHTING NOISE TEMPERATURE

VIBRATION AIR POLLUTION

 INIDIVIDUAL – ROLE CONFLICT WORK LOAD

FAMILY PROBLEMS
 GROUP – LACK OF UNITY INADEQUATE

SUPPORT CONFLICT AMONG TEAM MEMBERS

 ORGANIZATION – CULTURE STRUCTURE

LEADERSHIP INFLUENCE
STAGES OF STRESS
 STRESS OCCURS GRADUALLY
 ALARM STAGE – (SYMPTOM) MUSCLE

BREATHING HEART BEAT – IRRITABILITY &

ANXIETY SLEPPLESSNESS UNABLE TO
CONCENTRATE
 RESISTANCE STAGE – (SYMPTOM) REFUSE TO

ACCEPT THE STRESSOR- ABSENTISM

SLOWNESS IN WORK TIREDNESS ANGER
INDIFFERENCE DEFIANCE …
STAGES OF STRESS
 EXHUSTION STAGE – (SYMPTOM) STESS
RELATED ILLNESS – SADNESS DPERESSION
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE HEADACHE
STOMACH ACHE LONLINESS SELF
DISTRUCTION THOUGHTS
CULTURE
 GOOD CULTURE LEADS TO TRUST VALUE
MOTIVATION & HAPPINESS – MORE PRODUCTIVITY
 ORGANIZATION CULTURE –
◦ ROLE CULTURE
◦ TASK CULTURE
◦ POWER CULTURE
 BAD CULTURE LEADS TO HARRASMENT
CONTINOUS UNREASONALBLE DEMANDS LACK OF
PROPER COMMUNICAITON LONG WORKHOURS
OFFICE POLITICS CONFLICTS LACK OF
RECONGNIZTION OF GOOD PERFORMANCE
MANAGING STRESS
 STRESS PREVENTION – STESS PREVENTION
PROGARAMS STRESS AWARENESS PROGRAMS
 STRESS RISK ASSESMENT – MEASUREMENT
PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
EXECUTIVES HAVE GIVEN 5 STEPS
◦ IDENTIFY HAZARDS – WHO AND HOW
◦ EVALUATE RISK
◦ RECORD FINDINGS
◦ MONITOR AND REVIEW
 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT – WORK CULTURE
EMPLOYEE AUTONOMY WORK LAOD FLEXIBLE TIMES
TRAINING ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT
THANK YOU
 WHEN I LOOK BACK AT ALL THESE WORRIES, I
REMEMBER THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN
WHO SAID ON HIS DEATHBED THAT HE HAD A
LOT OF WORRIES IN HIS LIFE, MOST OF WHICH
HAD NEVER HAPPENED. – Winston Churchill