Stress -
it's more common than you think
The
'Quality of Working Life' report published by the Chartered Management
Institute and Workplace Health Connect (2006) highlighted a physical
and psychological symptoms of stress in the workplace and detailed the
impact these have on personal and business performance.
The survey questioned 1,541
managers in the UK revealing a poor picture of health, with only half (50%) believing
they are currently in 'good' health.
Key
findings of the report were:
Anger and
mood:
43% admitted to feeling or becoming angry with others too
easily and one third (31%)
confessed to a loss of humour creating workplace pressures.
Muscle
tension and headaches:
More than half of those questioned (55%) complained
of muscular tension or physical aches and pains. 44% said they
experienced frequent headaches.
Tiredness
and insomnia:
Asked about psychological symptoms, 55% experienced
feelings of
constant tiredness at work - 57%
complained of insomnia.
Stress is
having an impact on morale and personal performance.
One-third (30%)
admitted they are irritable 'sometimes or often' towards colleagues.
Some managers (26%) also
want to avoid contact with other people and
many (21%)
have difficulty making decisions due to ill health.
For further information about stress in the workplace from the Health
and Safety Executive:
Read more here...
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Most
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attempting
to resolve emotional, mental or physical issues that may affect an
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Directed
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situation
through high impact counselling - where the problem is already known
e.g. stress. It can provide you with effective management strategies
and
techniques to better cope with stress.
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NLP
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NLP
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track and maintain rapport with those around you.
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