Continuing on with our look at stress in management and the workplace, we'll look at some of the causes of stress for our employees, and some of the things we can do to lessen them.
Like we talked about last post, it's the reality or perception that something can't truly be accomplished that causes most stress.
There are several things in the workplace that specifically are connected to this that are the predominant reason for workers being stressful.
Now before we look at them, we must understand that work, in and of itself, will contain stress. There is positive stress and negative stress. Positive stress would be a realistic and powerful vision that encourages workers to excel and give their best to make it happen. We need to understand the difference between that and negative stress.
Positive stress or another way of putting it - working with little stress, comes about when workers believe that there is time enough to complete a task, they are qualified and experienced enough to make it happen, and the resources are available to be able to do it.
That means the stress isn't something coming from without, but a healthy pressure within, to give our best to the project or demands of the day.
Next post we'll look at negative stress and how to combat it.
Links to 3-part series:
Management and Stress - Part One
Management and Stress - Part 2 - Positive Stress
Management and Stress - Part 3 - 6 things we can do to change it!
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