Training Courses

Stress Management for Line Managers

2 days (ideally a week apart)

Line managers play a pivotal role in workplace stress management. There is evidence to suggest that the line manager-subordinate relationship is the most commonly reported cause of stress at work, and there is growing evidence to suggest that line manager behaviour can have a significant impact on the health of their staff.

Day one focuses on the importance of tackling personal stress. Day two focuses on delegate’s line management responsibility.

Course Outline

 Day One

- the nature of stress and its effect on health, well being and performance.

- assessment of the individual’s stress levels, and identification of the sources of their stress

- biofeedback training

- practical, proactive and effective ways of reducing stress

- development of short term and long term coping strategies.

  Day Two

- Stress and the law, including HSE Management Standards

 - causes of stress at work

 - the cost of stress to the organisation

 - the benefits of creating a low-stress culture

 - early identification of stress related problems

 - their role in the risk assessment process

- management behaviours that reduce stress

Benefits

The consequences of psychological stress are being increasingly taken seriously by health professionals, legislators and the general public. All the research tells us that stress is damaging health and costing UK businesses huge amounts of money, in fact accounting for more than 60% of sickness absence.

The benefits of proactively dealing with the issue are many, and include improved performance and productivity, compliance with the legal requirements and the HSE standards, ,greater staff retention, reduced sickness absence - all reflected in the bottom line. An all round healthier organisation.

Comments from previous courses:

“Some excellent practical strategies for managing stress, both for myself and for doing the right thing by the people I manage. A very worthwhile and informative day - thank you”

“Very positive course - I would certainly recommend others to do it.”