Handling Pressure

To show how to how to handle pressure a little story....

A leader raised a jug of water and asked "How heavy is this?" The team tried to guess the weight and the leader then said "The weight does not matter. What matters is how long you hold it for, if I hold it for a minute no problem. If I hold it for a day, it will lead to serious pain. The longer I hold it the heavier that it will seem to be"

"The same is true for stress. As you carry a burden, it becomes increasingly heavy. You have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When you are refreshed, you can carry on. So before you return home tonight put the burden of work down. Don't take it home. You can pick up the burdens tomorrow. Relax; don't think about it until after you have rested."

Every person carries a degree of stress and indeed a degree is great to keep you motivated and energised. But remember the longer you hold on to it, the more pain it will cause you. Learn to recognise it in yourself and others. Take a break, go for a walk, give your body the refreshment it needs.

A quick tip on reducing stress levels

A new study shows that you can achieve lower stress levels with cinnamon or peppermint scented air fresheners. I don't know if it works but worth a try if it reduces fatigue and stress....anyone tried it?

3 Tips of Reducing Stress within your Team

People at work need to feel that they have a degree of control, remember outside of work they are parents, or adults running their own lives.....so if they don't feel they are in control at all then stress will follow. So here are 3 key management techniques that help reduce stress within your team.

1. Be approachable.....ensure people can come and talk to you about problems both at work and at home.
2. Remember your role is remove barriers which prevent them from doing a great job. To do this you need to be approachable, so that you know what the problems are!
3. You need to care about them as an individual, care that they succeed, care that they are feeling strong, care that they understand their role.

Key tools that you need to succeed with the above 3 points, and don't worry they are FREE -

YOUR HEART AND YOUR EARS

AND EVERY PERSON HAS THEM SO NO EXCUSE!