At the end of this course, the participants should be able to:
• Define stress
• Become aware of stress
• Determine factors causing stress especially at the workplace
• Understand negative and positive effects of stress at work
• Understand behaviors and styles and their impact on stress level
• Motivate yourself to adopt a lifestyle that is not effected by negative stress
• Set smart objective and manage priorities
• Identify and apply stress handling strategies
• Deal with others effectively

Stress: An Overview

• Introduction to stress concepts
• Importance of work stress awareness
• Fight or flight syndrome, self-defense mechanism of the body when facing perceived threats
• Human behaviors and its relationship to stress
• Different types of behaviors and relationship to stress level
• Development stages of stress

Sources of Work Stress
• Internal Factors
  • Poor Habits
  • Lack of Planning
  • Low Self -Confidence
  • Poor Time and Self-Management
  • Inability to say NO
• External Factors
  • Nature of work
  • Lack of supporting/appreciative environment
  • Anxiety stemming for lack of transparency
• Circles of Control, influence and concern

Effect of Stress at Work

• Types of work stress and its impact on health
• Negative effects of work stress
• Positive effects of work stress

Strategies to Deal with Stress and Leading a Balanced Life

• Controlling factors in handling stress
• Eliminating stress causes
• Time and self-management; managing priorities
• Promote coping and build resilience capacity
• Leading a Balanced Life style

• Planning
• self management
• Stress Management
• Resilience
• Dependability
• Prioritizing
• Handling Multi-tasks and Priorities

This training course will be carried out through the use of best practices and the right combination of engaging and purposeful tools such as:

• Practical, relevant case studies
• Group activities and workshops
• Related role plays
• Experiential learning
• Brainstorming
• Stimulating mental activities
• Engaging team competitions
• Suitable training Videos
• Presentations
• Self–assessments
• Learning with Simulations and Games

All individuals who are seeking to raise their personal productivity and control their reaction to stress.