Stress And Work Life Balance

Technically stress is the adverse reaction a person has to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them . Workplace , adverse negative effects of stress can occur at a time when pressures are extreme, such as peak peak , but can also be caused by continuous exposure to stress conditions , such as being in poor use or treated unfairly . Outside of work , negative stress can be caused by major events of change, such as a death in the family, but also by the pressure continues to have a limited or dominated by the life work situation .

Stress is personal wherein the stress affects individuals of different ways. In situations where conditions similar to some people to cope, even thrive , pressure , while others find it difficult to cope with distress and suffering as a result . It is also personal in the sense that the degree of control that the individual has on their working conditions , events and work-life balance, affect the amount of negative perceived stress . People with more control stress levels tolerate and manage or avoid them, with more success .

Conciliation is literally balance between the requirements , the amount of time and effort , taking into account the work and the workplace and home, personal, family , personal , and social life. A key factor in achieving a good balance between work life is to ensure that the work item does not dominate , it is him no harm to the person by the negative effects of stress. It is very rare to find people with the reconciliation of working life and is negatively dominated his life outside of work . It is almost always the activity that dominates the workplace and often negative . For professionals engaged in personal and professional development , the activity of positive personal development must be actively managed to ensure that does not have a negative effect on stress levels and cause damage to the reconciliation of the lifetime of the individual.

Increased awareness of the importance of stress management and work - life balance actually leads to approaches such as time management , stress management , achieving the balance between labor, management personal development, and related approaches , such as coaching and mentoring. Tools and techniques within these approaches are useful for helping people manage stress and work - life balance more successfully . All this needs to be explored further. However, here we will focus on shares established and simple that anyone can take .

There are some simple to implement approaches established to help reduce the negative effects of stress and help to maintain a good balance between working life. These include: recognition of symptoms that alert you to the fact that you may be under stress . Symptoms commonly encountered are: poor health - headaches , stomach aches , sleep disturbances , appetite changes , tense muscles , indigestion , fatigue , stomach , intestinal problems and skin , and heart attacks (end but is not uncommon in severe cases ) personal behavior - the time worried , angry , depressed, unable to cope and make decisions, being less creative , consumption excessive smoking, excessive alcohol consumption does not sleep ; unsatisfactory work situation - low job satisfaction , poor relationships with colleagues , focusing on unproductive tasks , missed deadlines, drops level of performance , missed opportunities , poor performance evaluation , consent motivated ; life : ending social activities , irritated and argumentative with family and friends, personal relationships deteriorate .

Many of these symptoms can be experienced in normal life, but when they become more symptoms of stress experienced at the same time , or when there is no obvious cause , or when one or more of the symptoms are overwhelming . We must remember , however, that if the symptoms are often more visible and potentially dangerous in the workplace are not necessarily caused by work pressures . Many, but not all and not always.

The identification of sources in the workplace : As people who work in a business world that is changing at a pace more , we must be adaptable and flexible. To avoid negative stress , we must take into account , prepared for , and able to handle the impact of : time , time demanding , more complex relationships with others; peaks and valleys or too too many , business or work overlapping changes , threats of dismissal or change unwanted work ; little pressure working executives, management unfair or discriminatory actions, pressures travel ; increased expectations performance more visible through the review and monitoring technology , the requirements for personal conduct ongoing professional development.

Identify sources of life outside of work: On the workplace are not the events and pressures that are a normal part of our lives that occur regularly, but they can be a source of stress or satisfaction, or both. These include: the death of a friend or family member , a relationship breakup that leads to separation or divorce, injury , or family member , move, take big financial commitments such as mortgages, a vacation periods where personal relationships are updated and renewed, or put under intense pressure, quit a habit like smoking, the birth of a son to marry, and so on.

Know what will be your natural reaction : People adapt and adapt to external pressures in different ways, depending on your personality type. The range of types is very wide, but type two large groups of personality have been identified. Type " A" people are described as competitive , aggressive or early , while those of "B" behave in a passive , non-competitive , so slow to react. Type "A" people tend to pass on stress to others, "B " type tend to internalize the effects of stress . While these are established categories proven that most people fall into , other factors such as age , sex , health , financial situation and access to support strongly influence the stress response regardless of personality traits. Knowing your personality type can be useful, but can only play a small role in managing stress successfully.

Identify strategies and actions that will help a lot : As we have seen, people react differently to stress, so that each of us will have to adopt different coping strategies . Below are well established , actions and strategies to manage stress and achieve balance between work tested: they are aware of their own strengths and weaknesses , understanding and acceptance that certain things can not not be avoided or changed, take measures to reduce or eliminate the pressure , break problems into smaller parts and set goals to address each part of the sequence , the application of technical staff management time , replacing negative relationships with positive and supportive relationships , adopting a healthy lifestyle , develop interests outside companies , as a hobby , education , social or sports activities ; undertake development of positive career advice and support from others , including professionals, as appropriate, the acceptance that stress management and balancing professional life is a continuous activity.

Mechanisms to support businesses : Some organizations have recognized that stress and work - life balance are issues that must be supported by the action of the company. The inhabitants of these organizations should , where appropriate , using the support mechanisms, such as flexible working hours : allows employees to organize working hours to accommodate important aspects of family life , self teams managed : where teams work their own hours, in response to the needs of others, using a buddy system : pairing with a colleague to cover the other , allowing everyone to take time off when needed , knowing that his friend take charge of their duties and responsibilities ; flexible locations : work at different locations, or home regularly or occasionally to help with family responsibilities and reduce or eliminate travel time , availability special licenses : for example, with or without pay, to allow time to deal with personal crises and emergencies, without using the formal allocation of housing, career breaks : sabbaticals for study or research , Travel commitments of the family, or volunteer work, health programs - provides guidance and advice to a number of issues , private health insurance , fitness programs and subsidies to the accession of gym, childcare / facilities or grants for seniors : the workplace or subsidized childcare places in local nurseries or nursing elderly. These are very significant opportunities to support , where appropriate, should be taken as needed.

For most managers and specialists in all fields of activity today is essential that professionals involved in the development of management courses, or in specialized disciplines such as quality management , management project accounting , human resources or marketing. The purpose of this activity from the perspective of the individual, is generally to obtain greater economic benefits , higher status , greater job security , increased opportunities and choices career. From the perspective of the organization that is targeted at improving the knowledge, understanding , skills and ultimately the performance of the individual and the labor market altogether. The impact on the individual, regardless of these contrasting goals is that the balance between work life is affected , the pressure will increase and will be able to avoid the stress of a negative result . For any individual enterprise of professional development activity , particularly those studying at home, in part or in its entirety, it is essential that this is recognized as a potential source of negative stress, and that the individual constructs monitoring and control of the pressure in their development plans .

To manage stress and achieve a satisfactory balance between work life , we must avoid common pitfalls that are professional . These include: the belief that the suffering of the tension is a weakness , it is not , but it is necessary, positive corrective action to correct the situation. Let you suffer from stress and a balance between off-balance when simple, easy to implement work life solutions are at hand , is a weakness ; keep stress itself is the best approach, is not . All the evidence shows that seeking advice and support is the key to reduce and eliminate negative stress and restore a proper balance between professional life assuming that others are to blame for your stress and imbalance between work and life outside of work , may be the cause , but you are responsible for allowing the negative situation to continue , or cutting sports , social interest, personal or eliminate the activity is a response to redress the balance between work that is not because they are essential positive elements necessary to achieve a balance between work and life and healthy life relatively free of constraints, the warning signs are observed, they are easy to identify, if not by you, the others to see , do not identify the sources of stress and the reasons for imbalance, a simple analysis of your situation , perhaps with the help of a counselor, colleague, partner or friend , the main causes of their problems are identified , not take care of you in terms of health and happiness , if you are unhealthy , unsafe or in an unhappy relationship or not , in any relationship and are lonely and isolated , have difficulty managing stress and life balance work effectively ; believe there is a unique solution to the problems of stress and negative work-life imbalance, no no . You need to take a holistic approach to managing your life , at work, at home and socially . This includes their work, their aspirations , their personal development, their physical condition, your lifestyle , your health , your relationships, your general outlook on life , everything that makes an individual, a single person.

This was a first look at the relationship between stress at work and the reconciliation of working life and has been specially designed for professionals who add to the pressures of work and family life by taking professional development activities . Staff and ongoing professional development for managers , professionals and practitioners in all sectors is essential. Even entrepreneurs and organizations that become autonomous risk of being overwhelmed by the workload and the pressures of work-related activities . The solution to avoid the negative effects of stress, and maintain a good balance between work and life , taking the workload of additional staff development are the same for organizations. You must be aware of the dangers , be alert to symptoms, launched defense mechanisms and proactively manage your professional life and personal life in a way that protects you against the dangers of negative stress and allows you to maintain a balance between work and healthy and fulfilling life.