Globalisation and advances in information and communication technology have resulted in a 24/7 work environment characterised by rapid change, a greater sense of competition, and an explosion in access to communication and information. These pressures compound stress related to workload and information processing – this not only reduces performance but can lead to a reduced sense of meaning and purpose as well as physical and mental health issues. Understanding stress and how to boost your resilience to it are essential skills for contemporary leaders and play a vital role in managing the demands you face at work. This course will focus on the nature of stressors facing leaders in today’s work environments and how to deal with them. You’ll explore personal resilience – your capacity to withstand and cope with stress – and strategies for self-management, motivation and organisation. You’ll also learn how resilience is impacted by health and social relationships.
This course is part of the Adapting: Career Development Specialization
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Critically evaluate the nature of work stress and approaches to manage stress
Reflect on personal sources of stress in the extent of personal resilience
Apply strategies and skills for enhancing resilience to a variety of situations when managing yourself and others
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
The nature of stress and resilience
The sources of stress
Approaches to deal with stress
Building resilience
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TOP REVIEWS FROM BUILD PERSONAL RESILIENCE
It's my good opportunity in taking this course. Helpful for me to understand about stress management and work with insights of myself to upskill of being resilience
I do appreciate all lessons learned on this course, for sure I will put in practice all good advises and tools get from this course on my life in order to get a better life.
I really enjoy this learning. It gives me a lot of new insight to deal with day to day stressors. I find this course as a good tool for self contemplation and for sure it has grown our resilience.
In her own subtle style, Dr Alena slowly helps you discover the aspects of your life that are blocking the energy flow channels, and guides you through the strategies to handle them.
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