Tips To Reduce Work Related Stress

Effective Stress management in the workplace is a global challenge. Anxiety is responsible not only economic loss but also poor quality of work, performance. Without proper stress management strategies in place, company’s performance deteriorates and sometimes organization loss business opportunity.

Here is your 9 warning signs of work related stress

Ask yourself following questions to identify whether you are suffering from work related stress?

1. Are you experiencing chronic fatigue like exhaustion, tiredness, a sense of being physically run down?

2. Are you feeling negativity, and irritability?

3. Do you lose your temper easily at seemingly inconsequential things?

4. Are you suffering frequently from headaches and gastrointestinal disturbances?

5. Did you gain weight recently or suffer sudden weight loss?

6. Are you suffering from sleeplessness?

7. Do you always have a feeling of helplessness at your work?

8. Do you want to prove your capability by taking increased degree of risk?

Here is a list of 16 ways to reduce work related stress.

Ask yourself following 8 questions to evaluate whether you are also suffering from possible causes of work related stress?

1. Do you think you are overloaded at your work and you fail to meet the delivery schedule often?

2. Do you receive too many telephone calls?

3. Do you need to participate in unplanned meeting?

4. Do you think you receive too many walk-in visits from your peer due to which your work schedule gets disrupted?

5. Do you often get spontaneous demands from seniors, which contribute to increased anxiety and stress at work place for you?

6. Are you suffering from job security and uncertainty in your job?

7. Is there an air of mistrust and unfairness between you and your manager?

8. Are you clear about your roles and responsibility, your job content and career progress?

Effective stress management at your workplace is very important for your overall well being.

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