The manager’s job involves a degree of emotional stress and strain…….(s/he) needs to be sufficiently resilient to cope with this ……(so that) when feeling stressed, we don’t get thick skinned and insensitive but manage to cope by maintaining self control and ‘giving’ to some extent.’
Pedler, M. Burgoyne J, Boydell T, (1986) A Managers Guide to Self
Development. McGraw-Hill London.
Chronic stress can easily lead to illness, reduced capacity and
potentially long periods off work. It has a direct impact on the
retention of staff.
Stress Management programmes support managers and staff, who experience pressure, to:
• Stay calm, confident and effective, even whilst busy.
• Develop new personal strategies and insights
• Learn how to manage things differently so that they feel more confident, balanced, motivated, compassionate, relaxed and aware.
Some of the approaches have enabled me
to view things more differently, see some difficult things more
positively...
being aware of the simple things that
help’ Principal Officer
‘I have learnt to slow down and most
importantly appreciate and be aware.’ Tourism Worker
‘I am more effective about the way I
think about work and personal matters’ Social Work Team
Leader
Quotes from some participants on Managing Effectively under Pressure - Programmes run by Trish Bartley
