Stress Management Information: for Happier Managers!

Accessing stress management information is an essential part of the manager’s job.

Stress is inescapable; everyone suffers from it to some extent. Some people say they thrive on it. Others feel it blights their lives. Stress, when controlled and balanced, can be good for us, even facilitating peak performance.

However, when we feel a loss of control - a central contributor to stress, the severe negative impacts can take a dangerous emotional and physical toll.



”Effective management is only possible if we’re able to understand and control the impact of stress, both on ourselves and on our colleagues.

Failure to do so can be costly both in human and financial terms. For example, in the United Kingdom, work-related stress affects over 20% of employees and accounts for more than 6.5 million working days lost per year.

This degree of absenteeism clearly impacts on the efficiency of the workplace. Surveys also indicate that up to a quarter of the work-force considers work-related stress to be a major cause of unhappiness in their lives.


Workplace performance can also be affected by non-work-related stress. Coping with the pressures of modern life has become increasingly difficult. Family, relationship, marital and financial difficulties are just some of the causes of stress and unhappiness in today’s society.

This page contains a range of stress management information and links, essential for any happy manager. Hopefully you'll find this page useful but remember, none of the contents should be seen as a substitute for qualified, professional advice. Read Stress Management Information: for happier managers - before it's too late.....

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Articles

Stress Management And Relaxation: the bigger picture.
There can be no doubting the link between stress management and relaxation. Taking time off work for recreation is essential if we’re to be healthy, happy managers. The trouble is, those who are most stressed are often the ones who just can’t see the wood for the trees.

Stress Management Tip: know when enough is enough.
From a very early age, we’re encouraged to think of security, success and happiness in terms of high salaries, the accumulation of wealth, and ownership of material possessions. Although our business schools and our businesses encourage us to pursue these ambitions, perhaps we need to re-appraise our view of enough.

Happiness Goal Setting Tip: do what you love.
Whatever your feelings about your own work situation, one thing is certain. The majority of us will spend almost a third of our adult lives in the workplace. There probably isn’t 1 simple key to happiness, but as we spend so much of our time and energy at work, learning how to be happy during those hours is surely well worth the effort.

Getting Things Done: how to achieve stress-free productivity.
Is work overwhelming you? Have you more to do than there is time in which to do it? Then read on! Maybe David Allen's deserved best seller can help.

How to Be Happy - In The Next Hour!
To show you how to be happy - in the next hour, here are Gretchen Reuben's 8 steps to make yourself happier. Now!

Improving Motivation at Work: in search of optimum performance.
The manager's role requires constant adjustment of resources, priorities and focus, and that's without that other great balancing act - work and life! It's small wonder so many managers feel stressed. If you feel work is causing you too much stress, or that you're not working at your optimum, here’s a simple analytical tool to help.

Benefits of Time Management: begin with the end in mind.
Fully realising the benefits of time management may actually mean asking yourself some hard questions. Why are you doing the things you're doing? What do you really want from life? Authentic happiness suggests a focus on quality "Kairos" time...

Time Management in the Workplace: Creating Discretionary Time
In this article we discuss choice and time management in the workplace. Imposed demands on our time tend to make us feel trapped. Building more choice into how we spend our time, and how we perform our work, can reduce stress and make work more fulfilling.

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Tips and Tools

Dealing with Job Loss: How to Stop Worrying with Plan A
Losing your job is no laughing matter, but maybe you can find some comfort, and practical advice, in this example of a personal development plan.

How to Stop Worrying ... in a Minute
Do you want to know how to stop worrying in a minute? Here are some steps adapted from Dale Carnegie. How to face what you're worrying about, then plan and act to resolve the situation!

Stress Management Tool: the bigger picture - free pdf.

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Resources and Links

Stress Management Resources.

Happiness Articles: Free pdf Downloads.

For more stress management information, follow these links to read some of our other inspirational stories and quotes.

Don't forget to visit the Happy Manager bookshop for our recommended books on stress management information.

Or why not look at some inspirational words in this clip from Simple Truths....

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