Most people agree that stress can be dangerous to your health. Even medical doctors cannot deny the havoc that excessive stress can wreak on a person’s mental and physical health. And not only does stress affect our personal lives, it also affects our professional lives. In fact, according to a study by Northwestern National Life, one-fourth of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives.
This course discusses how stress can ultimately impact our performance and productivity through the excessive pressures and expectations that our jobs demand. It focuses on how to identify factors that contribute to stress at work, what the consequences of stress are, and how to control and minimize the effects of stress.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Managers, Supervisors, Employees & HR Professionals
TIME TO COMPLETE
75 minutes
PURPOSE
To increase managers’ and supervisors’ knowledge of factors that contribute to stress in the workplace, to demonstrate the consequences that stress can have on your company, and to help you control and minimize the negative effects of stress in your workplace.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:
- define stress and dispel misconceptions about stress;
- identify and describe the causes of stress;
- discuss the physical, psychological, behavioral, and organizational effects of stress; and
- summarize the three most effective responses to stress (a stress management program, improving workplace conditions, and the responsibility of managers and supervisors).
TOPICS COVERED
- What is Stress?
- Sources of Stress
- Reactions to Stress
- Organizational Consequences of Stress
- Effective Ways to Handle Stress
HR CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE
This Activity has been approved for 1.25 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute's® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
This Activity has been approved for 1.25 PDCs toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification. The Human Equation is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.