Office Stress Management Techniques
Stress has become a common ever day word.When
talking about the work place, some one says " I
have a high stress job", you understand what they are saying.
Most stress comes from the work situation
As soon as you step into the office or workshop you
are faced with multi-task challenges: answering
the phone, responding to questions, meeting a
deadline and, of course, attending a never ending
series of meetings. It is a continuous demand not
only on your time, but on both of your physical and
mental resources. It's similar to running on a
treadmill: however fast you go the more the tread-
mill speeds up! You push yourself harder which
creates more stress. Before you realize it, you're
in a vicious circle, working yourself into a
nervous frenzy . You need Stress Relief!
What is the solution? One possibility is to evaluate
how you approach your work . Poor work habits can
contribute to job stress. The following are
some tips to help:
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When working on a report and your interrupted,
place your finger where you stopped, and stand
up to look at the person. Holding your finger on
the page gives the message that you were busy.
Standing up helps you to focus on the conversation
and off the report.
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If you are a "yes" person, you may need to learn
how to say no. When asked to do something: look
at the person for a few seconds while thinking if
doing the work will benefit you, then say yes, if no
benefit to you, say no, I'm working on this report.
When asked for a second time, say no, I'm working
on this report. Keep the answer the same and short.
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Don't play phone tag: when returning a missed
call, don't say hi Jane, sorry I missed you, call back.
Instead leave the information she required,
such as the Jones report is ready and I'll give
it to you at tommorrow's meeting. Do what is
needed to complete the task and stop
further work interruptions.
With a little practice you can use these three simple
changes in your routine at work to help reduce stress.
Look over your work day and see if you can make
other small changes in your routine.
Work on each change until they are easy and natural
for you to do. Then try adding another small change.
Remember to make only small changes that you can
control. By going slowly you will be less anxious about
changing. Over time you will have less stress and
more control over your routine.
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