The negative effects of stress are fast becoming one of the most critical factors affecting the well-being of employees in the workplace today. Many businesses are seeking inexpensive and convenient ways of combating this occupational hazard. Stress is widely recognized as one of the most common causes of absence from work, directly impacting the bottom line. The facts:
- Organizations are operating in an increasingly harsh and competitive environment.
- Investors, suppliers and customers are taking an increasing interest in companies' health and safety performance.
- Organizational health policies need to also incorporate measures for managing workplace stress.
Cost of work time lost to stress in Canada is now more than $12 billion per year.
Because of these facts, there is a clear need for simple, proven, cost effective tools to empower people at work to make better choices & decisions that will improve their resilience, health and performance by lowering stress.
The StressMap is a comprehensive stress self assessment and action planning guide for improving performance and health. Alone or with our half day StressMap workshop, this tool will help the participant explore sources of stress and their personal responses to them. It pinpoints the individual’s strengths and areas of improvement, detects burnout zones and helps chart new strategies for enhancing personal health and performance.
Contact me if you want to book or find out more about any of these assessments and our leadership development opportunities.
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DiSC Insights: Improving Communication Through Understanding Behaviors
What is missing in your communication and interaction with others in the workplace, community, or even home? We all know that we are each uniquely different, but do you truly understand what makes people behave the way they do? Do you ask yourself “why are people like this?” or “Do people purposely try to annoy me?” If you are like most of us, you have asked this question both in silence and to others you seem to understand or those that understand you.
Just know this. There is nothing wrong or broken with any of these people. It is just that they have different needs and ways of behaving from you.
Behavioral research suggests that the most effective people are those who understand themselves, both their strengths and weaknesses, so they can develop strategies to meet the demands of their environment.
A person's behavior is a necessary and integral part of who they are. In other words, much of our behavior comes from "nature" (inherent), and much comes from "nurture" (our upbringing). It is the universal language of "how we act," or our observable human behavior.
This program is about measuring four dimensions of our natural behavior. They are:
- how you respond to problems and challenges
- how you influence others to your point of view
- how you respond to the pace of the environment
- how you respond to rules and procedures set by others
The objectives of this program are to:
- Understand your own behavioral style
- Recognize, understand, and appreciate the styles of others
- Adapt your communication to connect more effectively
Is this process 100% true? Yes, no and maybe. We are only measuring behavior.
Contact me if you want to book or find out more about any of these assessments and our leadership development opportunities.
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