Stress Management

In this case it is apparent that Chet is becoming overworked due to lack of time management, which has also resulted in an increase in stress. Instead of applying strategies (such as enactive or proactive) to manage and cope with his stress, he speaks of reducing the time he spends in other areas of his life, which will likely only result in an increased amount of stress. This solution could be viewed as a reactive strategy as Chet is relying on temporary methods to cope with his stress since he knows these actions can be implemented immediately. Although reducing the amount of time spent in other areas of his life may give him more time to work, this will not solve the core issue of stress in his life and may prove to be more harmful than effective. Relying solely on reactive stress management strategies is not recommended as a long-term solution and violates the principles of stress management stated in the text.

A huge source of stress in Chet’s life at the moment is derived from time stressors, which could be significantly reduced through the use of time management strategies. Although encounter, situational and anticipatory stressors are all present in Chet’s work life as well, the majority of his stress comes from time stressors, which indicate work overload and a lack of control. Violations of the principles of time management outlined in the case include: spending more time on urgent matters rather than important matters, focusing more on what he wants to do rather than on what he wants to achieve and a lack of prioritization. In addition to this Chet views large projects as intimidating but does not bother to divide them up and make use of a small wins strategy. It is also evident that Chet does not keep track of his time, as he was surprised each time he checked, keeping track of time and setting strict deadlines and time limits could prove to be extremely effective ways to eliminate time stressors. Lastly, scheduling personal time where no interruptions occur is key to efficient time use. Chet was interrupted almost every time he attempted a task; moreover, his suggested strategy was to essentially eliminate personal time, which directly violates the principle of efficient time management.

There are several organizational problems in this case. Chet, the plant manager at Norris Company, has his work cut out for him, especially given the fact that each worker does not understand his assigned role or responsibility. Also, Chet is struggling to keep an adequate work-life balance, which is tailoring him for burnout every day and particularly those days when he has a lot to do, like this particular day mentioned in the case. Chet’s role should be to assign roles to his middle-line managers and give them instructions to lead the lower-level workers, as the Organization Chart (Page 118) states, and then delegate boundaries to decide when they are going against the expectations of the company.

Chet’s biggest issue seems to be a life balance of both work, family and spiritual activities. Poor organizational skills are Chet’s main issues interfering with his effective time management. It is evident that Chet does not set boundaries when dealing with issues that may arise which are not his problem directly, it seems as though he also fails to plan his tasks properly by putting them in order of importance and giving himself time to complete them despite any issues that may arise. Managing unexpected obstacles and tasks will be essential to being able to be an effective manager which he has not yet mastered. Lastly, Chet’s inability to delegate tasks properly surely leads to his downfall in his inability to complete his own tasks because he is constantly taking on the work of others. Ensuring he has an effective team in place and continuing to team build will allow for more trusted effective delegation of time in turn improving Chet’s overall time management and productivity.

Advice that I would give Chet to help with manage time and stress in the workplace would be create a physical list of tasks that needs to be completed. This will allow him to prioritize his workload and delegate the smaller tasks. Set time aside to focus and work on accomplishing these important tasks. Evaluate and redesign the hierarchy structure, Chet has over 15 employees from different departments reporting into him, this leads to him feeling overwhelmed and stretched for time. Redesigning the hierarchy with identifiable units, for example: plant supervisors with the decision-making authority. This will increase skill variety, task identity (comprehensiveness), and autonomy. Set certain amount of time aside in his schedule for 1:1 with the plant supervisors, time can be utilized to review projects, delegated tasks, discuss or approved itesm. Each one of these suggestions will help Chet to effectively and efficient manage time and reduce any stress.

When it comes to how to manage stress, there are loads of methods to deal with this problem. Today, with the increasing number of people getting overwhelmed pressure on their study or job, more and more people are paying their attention to how to solve stress problem more effectively. In this essay, we are going to talk about how to manage people’s stress physically and emotionally. 1. How to manage stress physically

Engaging with people’s pressure in physical method means to do some regular physical exercise or sport in order to reduce stress, such as yoga, walking, gardening or any other physical exercise that people like. The purpose is to make people have time and space to release themselves into a peaceful relaxation. The following method will show that. 1. 1Regular Exercise Doing some regular exercise such as Yoga, gardening, working, jogging or any other physical activities that people like after work or study are able to lower people’s heart rates, blood pressure and oxygen consumption (Treven, Treven, Zizek, 2011).

In addition, it also will let your physical body into a state of peaceful relaxation. 1. 2 A Deep Breath This is the simplest method to deal with stress that people have. All people need to do is climbing a top of the mountain, then have a sit, try to get rig of all the trouble inside your mind. 2. How to manage stress emotionally 2. 1 Release of Emotions The reason why a plenty of people who are suffer from the overwhelmed pressure is that they always keep their stress inside mind instead of pouring it out. So at this point, people need to“letting off some steam”(Donvan, 1991), which means expressing emotion to others.

Communication with closed friends or colleague is a good way to heal issue of pressure, on the other hand, people are also able to chat with parents and family relatives, who are understand each other easily than anyone. Under this circumstance, people would put themselves into harmony surroundings, so the pressure will disappear immediately. 2. 2 Getting assistance from the social support Firstly, people could search help from the professional institution which focus on studying on stress. In this manner, people will find out their original issue of pressure as soon as possible, and then listen advises from the professional experts.

In addition, marriage is also a way to deal with manage, according to the survey from a double who all earn money, women with spouse will heal quicker from the daily stress than the woman who don’t have one(Novotney,2008 as cited in Treven, Treven, Zizek,2011 ). 2. 3 Letting go Mostly, people will feel stressful because of the heavy workload, Andrew Weil, the natural health guru, said that“individual should get rid of what he can spare”(Wei, 1997 as cited in Treven, Treven, Zizek,2011 ), which means people should throw away the unimportant things, people should make their life more simpler and easier instead of being complicated.

Conclusion In general, it is divided into two separated section about how to manage stress, physically and emotionally. Taking a deep breath at a high place and engaging some regular exercise belong to physically section. Releases emotions, getting help from professional and throw away the unimportant things belong to emotional section. People should select the proper technique for managing stress wisely according their own needs.

Stress is a part of everyday life, but there is good stress and bad stress. The bad stress can be very detrimental to your health. Being able to manage the stress in your life is a very good skill to have. There are many ways that you can manage stress in your life but I am just going to talk about three. Yoga, reading, and jogging are just a few of the techniques that you can use in order to help relieve stress in your life.

Yoga is a relaxation technique that is very helpful in diminishing the effects of stress on your life. The word yoga means “to join or yoke together,” and yoga brings the body and mind together into one harmonious experience. Yoga incorporates exercise, breathing, and meditation. The exercises of Yoga are designed to put pressure on the glandular systems of the body, thereby increasing its efficiency and total health. Breathing techniques are based on the concept that breath is the source of life in the body.

These two systems of exercise and breathing then prepare the body and mind for meditation, and the student finds an easy approach to a quiet mind that allows silence and healing from everyday stress. Reading is a technique that I find to be extremely helpful in reducing stress. Psychologists believe this is because the human mind has to concentrate on reading and the distraction of being taken into a literary world eases the tensions in muscles and the heart.

Even reading for just 7 minutes has been shown to relieve stress by 68 percent. Going into another world in the form of reading is extremely relaxing and, I think, the most effective way to reduce stress. Jogging can be the perfect distraction when you’re dealing with a difficult situation. And the endorphins your body releases during running can give your mood a natural boost. By allowing you the time to think about life’s problems or time to escape them for a while, tension easily flies out the door.

Distance jogs are great for solving problems that are nagging at you. What better than a 3 hour jog all by yourself to clear your mind and allow you to pin down an answer? Even though there are many other ways that you can relieve stress these are the ones that I have chosen to relieve my stress. in trying all of these out I have found that reading was the best stress reliever that I had tried. Reading helped me to travel to another world and forget about all the stressors in my life even if it was only for an hour or two.