STRESS

BY

KRISHNA SOUJANYA

M120002MS

Work stress and its Management• Increasing problem in organization• 54% employee in INDIA feel overworked• Too much work, too little time• Employees stress - balance work and family

responsibilities

What is Stress?

• Stress is a dynamic condition in which an individual is confronted with an opportunity, demand, or resource related to what the individual desires and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important.

Stress Management

• Stress is not bad• It also has positive values (athlete, students)• Heavy workloads and deadlines as positive

challenges (quality and satisfaction enhanced)• Challenge stressors and hindrance stressors• Demand and resource

Understanding stress & its consequences

• What cause stress?• Effect of stress on different persons.• Model of stress – potential sources of stress• Symptoms – physiological, psychological, and

behavioral.

Categories of potential Stressors

•Environmental Factors•Organizational Factors•Personal Factors

Environmental Factors:

•ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES•POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES•TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

Organizational Factors:

•Tasks Demands•Role Demands•Interpersonal Demands

Individual Differences

•Perception•Job Experience•Social Support•Belief in locus of control•Self- efficacy•Hostility

Personal Factors:

•Family•Economic Problems•Personality

Consequences of Stress• High blood pressure• ulcers• irritability• difficulty in making routine decisions• loss of appetite• accident proneness etc.• Hair loss

Managing Stress

o At individual levelo Implementing time management techniques

o Increasing physical exercises,YOGA..

o Relaxation techniques (Recreation activities)

o Expanding social network

Managing stress….

o At Organizational levelo Improved personnel selection & job placemento Trainingo Use of realistic goal settingo Redesigning of jobso Improved organizational communicationo Increased employee involvemento Establishment of corporate wellness programs