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Steps to Relieve Stress at Workplace
The following are the methods for relieving stress due to various workplace related issues.
If the person is the right candidate and if he is been overlooked for promotion, the employer should empathize with him and talk to him with compassion. If he is not the right candidate, the employer should explain to him the reasons for it and try to help him form a productive career plan.
If management problem including unreasonable demands for performance results in stress, it should be dealt by the employee based on whether he is cordial or not with his boss. If the employee is cordial with his boss he can give a feedback. The feedback should be production oriented and not inter personal relationship oriented. If the employee is not cordial with his boss or scared to talk to him, then he should approach the problem through the employees union.
If inappropriate or monotonous job are the causes of stress, then the employer should intervene. He should keep assessing the skills of the
employee and change it accordingly. He should make the environment employee friendly and fun filled.
If job insecurity and retirement are the causes of stress, again the employer has to intervene. He should try to find new opportunities for the stressed employee. Even after retirement he should try to involve them as mentors.
If poor interpersonal relationship results in stress, then the employee should try to develop a cordial relationship with colleagues and the boss. During free time he should talk to them about their families, friends and other personal issues.
Workplace conflict is a double edged sword. It may result in new ideas and researches being formed or may result in a decrease in communication and a drop in the production. Based on which of these two occurs measures are taken for stress relief. 'Personal Office' concept can be used for relieving stress due to workplace conflict.
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'The Personnel Office' in most companies helps to resolve conflicts with
other employees and to resolve problems associated with job responsibilities. If discussing the situation with the employer does not resolve the situation or if the employee finds it very uncomfortable to discuss it with the management, then Personal office may be approached to solve the problem.
The above mentioned methods are for stress relieving methods which act by correcting the stress inducing problems. In addition work stress can also be relieved by other stress relief methods like
Consuming a healthy, balanced nutritious diet
Do deep breathing exercises
Squeeze stress balls
Listen to music
Practice Yoga, meditation or tai chi
Go for a walk
Talk to a close friend and try to find his view of the problem
Play games
Play with kids
Play with pets
A good employer, a good employee and a good environment with no stress at work form a triad for a productive outcome in any field. Even if one of these
goes wrong, the other two follows it and in the end everything collapses. A good organization where there is less possibility of workplace stress and more options for tackling it is being discussed all around the globe and it is a welcome step towards a better future.
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