Business English |
Managing Stress
Warm-up Discussion | Stress at Work
- How would you describe the woman's behavior in this cartoon?
- How does the man feel about this woman and her problem?
- What are their attitudes to stress? Who is right?
- What attitudes to stress have you encountered in different workplaces?
- Do too many bosses have too high expectations or little empathy?
Listening | Stress & Performance
- What does the chart illustrate? Can you relate to this?
- 1. Label the three coloured areas on the chart.
- 2. Match the work enironments in the photos to the stress levels on the chart.
- What do you think the symptoms of distress are? What are the effects on the mind, body and behavior?
- How do you manage your own stress? Do you have any techniques which could help others?
Reading | Helping Colleagues Manage Stress
Post Reading | How Not to Help
According to the article, you should not do the following. Why?
- Force your own advice onto colleagues
- defend yourself
- probe
- ask leading questions
- minimize the problem
- provide answers
Listening and Language | Counselling
- Listen to eight managers counselling staff members suffering from stress. Is each manager doing things right or not?
- Match the managers to the advice they follow or need to follow.
Listening and Language | Counselling
Role-play | Counselling Scenarios
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