Managing Stress and Anxiety at the Workplace Training

Why are Stress Management strategies needed?

As technology drives business forward at increasing speed, as companies become leaner and deadlines tighter, human beings can suffer. Time to the value of 12 billion is lost each year, one third of it due to stress. Stress costs per employee per year while claims have increased by 90% in 5 years. The statistics are staggering.
No company can afford to ignore the effects that working under pressure can have on productivity and efficiency, staff performance and morale, as well as the financial implications if stress is not recognized and managed.

How is stress a killer?

When an individual becomes stressed, the brain undergoes both chemical and physical changes that affect its overall functioning. During periods of high stress, certain chemicals within the brain, including the neurotransmitters dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine begin to rise, causing larger amounts of these and other “fight-or-flight” hormones such as adrenalin to be released by the adrenal glands. The release of these chemicals contributes to certain physiological effects, including rapid heart rate, higher blood pressure, and a weakened immune system. When left unmanaged over time, chronic stress can lead to the development of other serious problems such as stomach ulcers, stroke, heart disease and asthma etc.

For professionals who are keen to explore Stress Management reasons and techniques in detail and are also committed to combat stress with mindfulness, will find Bodhih’s program: ‘Stress Management’ appropriate.

Bodhih’s program on managing stress in the workplace begins with a facilitator led presentation, videos and class exercise that raises attention on managing stress and anxiety. Group discussions happen over meanings of stress and how we react to stressful situations – flight or fight. At Bodhih, Stress at the workplace training instructs participants on GAS (General Adaptation Syndrome) or our long term response to stress.

Bodhih’s facilitators are seasoned professionals who create linkages between skills picked up in the workshops and then to apply them in participant’s current roles.

This is done through specific illustrations and analogies and is true for the next session on Stress and Anxiety management program – the big four demons and how to manage them?

Facilitator led discussion, class activity to practice tools, and group discussions are used to understand Albrecht’s four types of stress and how they destroy us slowly. These four types are – time related, anticipatory stress, situational stress, and encounter stress.

At Bodhih, Stress Management and anxiety program is a popular offering that is part of a larger Behavioural skills training suite.

The session draws richly from the stress and anxiety management papers published in scientific journal and also relevant contemporary business literature.

The heart of Bodhih’s Stress Management techniques and strategies workshop lies in the powerful session that dissects the topic of “How to manage stress and anxiety?”

Led through presentations and group activity tools, learners understand the criticality of managing stress and anxiety using power tools like diary maintenance, acupressure science, stress busting techniques and mindfulness systems.

Finally, through video, group activity and music, participants appreciate the deep impact of music combined with instructions to mediate using deep breathing exercises, and acupressure.

How would you gain from India’s best ‘Stress and Anxiety Management’ session at Bodhih?

Bodhih customizes its managing stress and anxiety at work program along the ADDIE model. Workshop experiences are analysed, designed, developed and delivered that are solution focused and include a range of blended training pedagogy such as role plays, group exercises, self-assessment tools, management games, individual activities, videos, case studies, facilitation, discussions and more.

In addition to the ADDIE model, the Stress Management at the workplace training takes advantage of the experiential adult-learning process of concrete experience – reflective observation – abstract conceptualization – active experimentation.

The edge in Bodhih’s managing stress and anxiety at work program comes from researched industry learnings, current best practices and academic insights. The workshop takeaways ensure that learnings are grasped and applied at all levels within a company and its individuals. The long-term benefits are to institutionalise Stress Management strategies and techniques by embedding mindfulness training, music, and acupressure practices. Clearly the focus of the organizations is to approach Stress Management in a scientific manner and on an individual level enhance personal effectiveness through Stress Management.

What is Bodhih’s promise on ‘Stress and Anxiety at the workplace’ programs?

Managers across industries and functions and executive level participants who have attended Bodhih’s sessions on Stress Management techniques talk of the changed individual and team behaviours, namely, identifying stress elements in the environment, remain adaptive in stress heavy situations, applying stress reduction techniques, and develop an overall strategy to drive work-life balance.

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