I think I'm going out of my mind over you
Featured in the Essential Interpersonal Skills for Outstanding Managers training manual
By Eddie Davies
Category: Communication Skills
Credit price: 4 download credits (Single user)
Research shows the debilitating and demotivating aspects of too much stress. When stressed we can take a negative view of our abilities and ourselves. Our critical reasoning faculties become jaded and we find it difficult to solve problems and make considered judgements. This negative view of ourselves can then become a negative spiral, which reinforces how badly we consider ourselves. If we can develop a positive outlook, we can improve our ability to respond purposefully in stressful situations. We can also use these techniques as part of our repertoire of interpersonal skills to influence the thinking and behaviour of others whose problem solving and judgment has become affected by stressful situations.
You begin this training activity by focusing the attention of the participants on the fact that everyone has problems at work and, if they are line managers, the responsibility they have for people can compound these problems and cause stress. The participants investigate what causes stress and some of the debilitating outcomes when individuals perceive they can’t cope with the demands placed on them. Then they look at some of the common pitfalls of negative thinking and consider how they can challenge these and become more positive in their outlook. Next, the participants work with a series of separate partners in three self-contained exercises to develop the skills of positive thinking. Each exercise is then reviewed and the training activity concludes with a general review of the learning that has taken place and the action steps the participants can take to use these newly acquired skills, both for themselves and with others at work.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to help participants consider the links between stress and personal perceptions and become aware of the debilitating affect of too much stress.
- Themes:
- Assertiveness,
- Coaching,
- Communication,
- Counselling skills,
- Customer care,
- Influencing skills,
- Interpersonal skills,
- Interviewing skills,
- Introduction to effective management,
- Life and career planning,
- Managing meetings,
- Negotiating skills,
- Performance management,
- Project management,
- Sales training,
- Self-assessment,
- Self-development,
- Stress management,
- Supervisory skills,
- Team-building skills,
- Team development,
- Time management,
- Trainer development,
- Women into management,
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 12 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:50:00 |
| No of Pages: | 26 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers as a stand-alone session, but can also work well in combination with other training activities within the scope of a training event on the topic of interpersonal skills. The training activity will also fit into other management development programmes and training events, such a assertiveness, introduction to management, personal development planning, stress management and time management.
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