WorkLife Balance - Managing Under Pressure
13.8 million Working days were lost in Ireland in 2006 due to Stress.
Stress is one of the greatest constraints on Managerial/Employee and Personal efficiency and productivity.
Lorg Consultants offer an extended programme:
"Working & Managing Under Pressure"
This Programme Contains
- One full Training Day as outlined in One day Programme.
combined with
- Two additional meetings – one-to-one meetings with Course provider. (meetings of three hours duration)
- Home work – the participants complete work between sessions
- Mentoring – to put into immediate use the skills developed.
- Follow-up ongoing for 12 months – to encourage the transfer of learning and re-engage the skills developed for significant and lasting impact.
Unique Approach
This programme is more than a training programme; it is a highly individualized and interactive process involving self-discovery and growth.
The one-to-one sessions allow each person to receive individualized personal feedback and attention.
The emphasis is on suitable long-term benefit and permanent change to work practices and lifestyle. The programme is tailored to each individual – it identifies and addresses those issues most specific to each participant.
We use Confidence building approach - to develop a personalized strategic plan for going forward.
We do not use open discussions; role play and group interaction as part of the training.
Programme Objective
The objective of the programme is to:
- provide participants with an understanding of the true causes of stress - why & how it interferes with performance at work and life,
- equip them with practical skills to handle stress in all aspects of their daily life.
Learning Outcomes
Having completed this programme, participants will have:
- an increased awareness and understanding of personal/organisational stress and its cause,
- the capability to cope with its effects; practical tools for handling stress in their business and personal lives,
- improved confidence in meeting challenging situations, people and events,
- greater work/life harmony,
- improved personal productivity,
- a Stress Management plan.
Programme Outline
Full workshop combined with 6 hours individual meetings. Total 14 hours.
Programme Methodology
As Stress is personal and individual ("what is a delight for one may be distressing for another person") this programme is conducted on a one–to–one basis.
The workshop is class-room style with little interaction between participants i.e. we do not use Group discussions, or role-play as part of the training.
The training method applies functional cognitive behavioural principles; it challenges participant's thinking and leads them to discover answers for themselves. This proves to be a lively and motivational way of examining the subject and more importantly, can result in a lasting change in behaviour. Practical solutions are provided, which are simple and easy to do which help participants to tackle stress in all aspects of their lives.
It combines proven techniques of good individual diagnosis with collective training/coaching giving measurable results for each individual. This in turn improves the effectiveness of what they are already doing in their job and life.
Programme Tutor
Gráinne O’ Reilly is a qualified Consultant Corporate Psychologist who is the owner and managing director of Lorg Business Stress Consultants.
Gráinne began her working life as a Lecturer in Personnel management, was then headhunted into the electronics industry in Human Resources. She subsequently moved to the pharmaceutical & marine manufacturing industry as Management Director for large manufacturing companies in Cork.
Gráinne set up an independent consultancy practice in 1989, ‘Lorg’, which is dedicated to the provision of Stress Management training programmes that are centred on sound Psychological principle and are practical in application.
Over a period of 19 years, Gráinne has presented courses/solutions to staff in many organisations including CPT, Honeywell Corporation, ESB, Braun Oralb, Proctor & Gamble, ABB Transformers,, ARI International( AerRianta), Moog Ireland, FÁS, Slendertone, Ivax Pharmaceuticals, Connollys Redmills, Waterford Chamber, Chambers Ireland, Rexam, Technitrol USA, Pulse Engineering amongst others.
Target Audience
This course is suitable for all levels of management, professionals and employees who want to manage stress more effectively.
Number of Participants
The recommended number of participants is 9-12
Each person receives 6 hours individual coaching by Specialist combined with an 8 hour teaching day plus 12 months ongoing follow-up – this facilitates the transfer of learning.
Workshop Content
- What is stress? The difference between stress and pressure.
- How & why stress undermines effectiveness, productivity and quality of life. (The relationship between stress, health and performance).
- Recognising and reducing stress symptoms before they become a problem.
- Assess your current stress levels… Guided Self-Assessment with opportunity for evaluation by Specialist. (Psychometric assessments)
- The destructive power of living with continual ongoing stress… impact of negative feelings and how to overcome them.
- Maintaining the WorkLife balance.
- Improving teamwork.
- Dealing with deadlines and work overload.
- Reducing emotional reactivity and anger.
- Understanding how your personality style can magnify or minimize stress.
- Learn proven techniques for managing stress/managing time/managing personal effectiveness at work. (Applied psychology and cognitive behavioural principles).
