Stress Management for Employees and Startup Founders

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Stress Management for Employees and Startup Founders

Instructor: Martine Abboud

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3 modules

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4 hours to complete

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Understand how stress affects judgement, decision-making, behaviour, and leadership under pressure.
Recognise workplace and startup stressors, including structural pressure, organisational strain, and identity-related depletion.
Apply practical tools and methods to assess, regulate, and manage stress in high-pressure or crisis situations.

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There are 3 modules in this course

CREO Stress Management for Employees and Startup Founders helps employees, founders, and early-stage teams understand how stress affects judgement, behaviour, relationships, and decision-making at work.

This course is designed for employees, managers, team leaders, entrepreneurs, and startup founders who work under pressure and want to understand, recognise, and manage stress more effectively in professional settings. It is especially relevant for people making decisions in fast-paced, uncertain, or high-responsibility environments. Through this course, you will explore how stress shapes behaviour, judgement, and wellbeing in demanding environments. By the of this course you will learn how to identify stress triggers, apply practical coping techniques, strengthen resilience, and sustain effectiveness in fast-paced professional settings.

This module introduces the foundations of stress and how it affects judgement, authority, and decision-making. Learners will explore the biological and psychological mechanisms of stress, including fight, flight, and freeze responses, and examine how stress can gradually shape leadership behaviour and professional judgement.

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This module focuses on the sources of stress within workplaces and startup environments. Learners will examine how organisational structures, relationships, role expectations, and identity pressures can create long-term strain. The module also introduces ways to recognise stress patterns before they become visible in performance or behaviour.

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This module introduces practical approaches for assessing and managing stress. Learners will explore the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale as a tool for understanding cumulative stress load, examine how sustained pressure can affect decision-making, and learn methods for protecting clarity, coordination, and judgement during high-pressure or crisis situations.

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