Strategies for Work Organization to Minimize Stress and Tension

Introduction:

Organizations implement rules, regulations, and standards to regulate employee behavior, ensuring that tasks are completed according to established specifications. Quickly identifying and addressing weaknesses is essential for better time management, improved performance, and effective stress management.

Stress, while an inherent part of life, can impact individuals in various ways. It can drive and energize, but it can also adversely affect personal and workplace well-being. Understanding organizational stress and developing strategies to alleviate it are crucial for fostering a productive and healthy work environment.

Objectives:

By the end of the course “Organizing Work to Reduce Organizational Stress,” participants will be able to:

• Apply effective follow-up methods and systems.
• Design and implement an adequate post-follow-up system.
• Utilize tools and techniques for time saving and optimization.
• Identify and address causes of distraction and stress in the workplace.
• Understand and apply techniques for stress management.
• Enhance management of work pressures, overload, and administrative stressors.

Training Methodology:

• Role-playing
• Group Conversations
• Simulation Activities
• Time Management Techniques
• Stress Management Activities
• Feedback Sessions
• Reflective Practices

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Follow-Up, Control, and Inspection

• Differentiate between control, follow-up, and inspection.
• Understand the importance and stages of follow-up processes.
• Identify the components and principles of an effective follow-up system.
• Learn the relationship between follow-up and other administrative concepts.
• Detail the procedures necessary for concluding the follow-up process.
• Understand the duties and conditions for effective follow-up.

Unit 2: Follow-Up and Saving Time

• Explore causal properties of time.
• Implement effective time-saving techniques.
• Learn about seven contemporary methods for time management.
• Develop habits for time saving.
• Introduction to time management and prioritization.
• Connect time-saving practices with Total Quality Management (TQM).

Unit 3: The Basics of Stress Reduction

• Identify signs and causes of stress and poor attention.
• Examine psychosocial and behavioral techniques for stress management.
• Analyze the impact of stress and attention on concentration.
• Review contemporary workplace developments aimed at stress relief.
• Learn methods for reducing tension and improving focus.
• Understand indicators for measuring and evaluating stress reduction efforts.

Unit 4: Organizational Stress vs Psychological Stress

• Differentiate between types and levels of organizational and psychological stress.
• Assess the significance of sources of organizational stress.
• Understand the impact of positive and negative working conditions on psychological and physical health.
• Learn measures for preventing psychological stress.
• Review contemporary views on organizational stress, including Freudman and Roshman’s concepts.

Unit 5: Pressures, Work Conflicts, and Administrative Stress

• Manage conflicts and sources of organizational pressure.
• Understand different types of conflicts and organizational pressures.
• Learn the effects of stress and administrative stress management strategies.
• Analyze work pressure pyramids and longitudinal organizational loyalty.
• Examine economic and political aspects of labor market relations and postwar administrative adjustments.
• Test theories on stress measurement.