Managing Stress

by Harvard Business School Publishing

• ISBN13: 9781422118757
• ISBN10: 1422118754
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-10
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

Stress in the workplace can't ever be completely eliminated, but it can be managed so you can function in a healthy and effective way. Managing stress will give you practical, hand's on suggestions for managing workplace stress,from short-term fixes to long-term methods for changing the situation and or changing your response to the situation.

Table of Contents

Mentor's Message: Why Manage Stress?	p. xi
Managing Stress: The Basics	p. 1
Overload and Toxic Worry	p. 3
The word on worry	p. 4
Why be concerned about stress?	p. 4
The basic equation of worry	p. 7
Bad things really do happen	p. 7
Positive Stress and Productive Worry	p. 11
The dynamic power of worry	p. 12
The business value of wise worry	p. 12
Different strokes for different folks	p. 13
Assessing Your Stress Level	p. 15
Do you have a problem?	p. 16
Major work stressors	p. 16
Signs of dis-stress	p. 20
Levels of stress	p. 20
Taking Charge of Stress	p. 23
Acceptance-or action?	p. 24
Reversing the basic equation of worry	p. 24
Applying the four-step approach	p. 25
Maintaining your work/life balance	p. 26
Turning Worry into Action	p. 29
A three-step strategy	p. 30
Evaluate	p. 31
Plan	p. 33
Remediate	p. 36
Connecting with Others	p. 39
Making connections	p. 40
Understanding the disconnected workplace	p. 40
Unleashing the power of connectedness	p. 42
Using connections to foster community	p. 43
Achieving quick-fix connections	p. 44
Connecting with Yourself	p. 49
Using self-talk	p. 50
Eroding the destructive power of negative thoughts	p. 50
Tuning in to your self-talk	p. 51
Identifying and avoiding common mind traps	p. 51
Challenging self-talk distortions	p. 52
Choosing positive self-talk	p. 53
Letting Your Body Help You Relieve Stress	p. 55
Understanding stress's impact on the body	p. 56
Committing to exercise	p. 57
Eating healthfully	p. 58
Sleeping restfully	p. 59
Mastering the relaxation response	p. 60
Practicing Good Stress Habits	p. 63
Avoiding stress stimulants	p. 64
Adopting stress busters	p. 65
Tips and Tools	p. 69
Tools for Managing Stress	p. 71
Test Yourself	p. 75
Answers to test questions	p. 77
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 81
To Learn More	p. 85
Sources for Managing Stress	p. 89
Notes	p. 91
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