This is the last part of this Stress Series.
Stress to Manage Stress at Work Place
1) Be realistic about you work
- Accept you strengths and limitations
- Develop a positive attitude towards your work
- Enjoy what you do and do it as best as you can
2) Organise Your Work
- Manage you time well
- Prioritize your work and avoid last minute rush
- If possible avoid bringing unfinished work at home
- Know how to delegate you work
3) Sharpen You Problem Solving skills
- Address problems rationally and plan solutions systematically
- List down the main problems and possible solutions
- Evaluate the feasibility of each solution
- Take appropriate action
4) Have a proper attitude towards changes
- Be open, flexible and realistic about any changes
5) Praise Effective Communication at the Work Place
- Be assertive, but not aggressive
- Express your ideas in a polite, firm and clear manner
- Respect you colleagues opinions
6) Foster Social Support within the Workplace
- Establish friendships with colleagues
- List down all the people and organizations that may be able to help you and your colleagues
- Share your problems with someone whom you can confide in
- Spend time to help colleagues in distress
7) Practice a Healthy Lifestyle
- Learn to relax
- Have enough sleep
- Exercise regularly
- Have enjoyable activities / hobbies
- Refrain from tobacco, alcohol or drugs
- Practice good moral and religious values
Taken from a brochure distributed by the Ministry of Health in Malaysia