When things are extremely busy at work, and you have your hands full with many tasks and dealing with difficult people, having skills you can draw on are essential for peace of mind and growth. This course will help participants understand the causes and costs of workplace pressure, the benefits of creating balance, and how to identify pressure points. They will also learn how to apply emotional intelligence, increase optimism and resilience, and develop strategies for getting ahead.

When we talk about pressure, we may think about the animal tendency to react to a threat with fight or flight. Each of us is different, though, and has our own tolerance for stressors.

In this session, we’ll explore the causes and costs of increasing workplace pressure, and benefits to creating a sense of balance in our lives.

Do you know what kinds of things get your attention, or get your blood boiling? Is everyone as passionate about your work as your leaders are, or is there a bit of a disconnect sometimes?

In this session, you’ll define your pressure points, including where they are and how to work with or around them.

There are plenty of tangible, realistic steps we can take to manage the pressures of work and home. These practical solutions help the build-up of workplace pressures stay in perspective with the other important factors of our lives.

In this session, you’ll learn about elements for your own stress management kit, solutions for managing anger, and expressing yourself.

When things are coming unwound at work, I often find that my organizational skills also suffer. In order to keep things on track and in perspective it helps to have some tangible ways to approach life, starting with work in this case.

In this session, we’ll explore the value of setting very clear priorities and setting defined goals to help keep us on the path we intend to walk on.

Now that you have completed this course on Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance, how will you use the things you have learned? Creating a personal action plan can help you to stay on track, and on target. When you take responsibility for yourself and your results, you get things done.

In this session, you will be asked questions to help you plan your short-term and long-term goals. This final exercise is a way for you to synthesize the learning that you have done, and to put it into practice.