Stress At Work Who Can Handle It

By Author: Allan Billehus
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One of the great paradoxes about stress is that two people working in the same job, with the same backgrounds and qualifications, can experience the same levels of stress differently. Individuals that are more ‘feelings’ oriented have a harder time with intense moments, changes, crisis, and trauma. These individuals will experience a high level of burnout on many jobs. Individuals that have a personality behavioral style of ‘logical’ are able to handle high stress and crisis without long term affects when its managed properly.
So do you know which personality behavioral style you are, your employee, what the job position calls for?
This is why in even particularly stressful occupations like air traffic controllers, test pilots, or coal miners will always yield a certain percentage of people who show no ill effects from the punishing levels of stress they encounter every day. There are others that can handle this high stress until an event occurs sometimes one thats even considered minor or moderate. They just cannot seem to ‘snap out of it’. Even those that can handle high stress need support and psychological ...
... counseling at times, when things occur.
Researchers call this phenomenon stress-hardiness. Stress hardy workers exhibit what psychologist Suzanne Kobasa calls The Three Cs. These three Cs stand for control, challenge and commitment.
People who believe they are in control of their lives handle stress better. People who feel challenged by their work and see it as an opportunity to learn and grow. People who feel a sense of commitment to their work feel good about what they do and feel they are making a difference in the lives of the people around them. People that are loaded down with Stress tend to strike out in Anger, which is why Anger Management training is very important for organizations and jobs that require high stress situations.
Performance and Stress At Work

Most working people don’t realize that stress at work simply goes with the territory. Without some stress people are not very productive, without that external pressure and push most people will do nothing. Some people require moderate amounts of stress to be their best. That’s why, when your boss places reasonable demands on you (like giving you a deadline you both agree on) it can actually help you get the job done more efficiently.
Of course, not all occupations are equally stressful. A small town accountant probably isn’t going to have as much stress at work as a big city printer. But if the accountant is stress-sensitive, feelings oriented, and the printer is stress-hardy, logically oriented, the accountant might be the one to suffer from stress-related disorders.
That’s why determining how much stress at work is too much?
Stress level ability-What personality behavioral style are you more feeling or logical?
what Personality behavioral style is your EMPLOYEE? (feeling, choice, or logical)

The LAB Profile will answer the questions for you, how much stress can you handle, how much stress the job should normally require, how stress-hardiness your perspective employee is and how much they can manage. If y0u feel over stressed then Anger Management training will help you to manage your emotional stress level.
but for quick non-professional Stress survey -
Start this process by asking yourself three questions:
1. How adept am I at handling stress at work?
Ask yourself or a trusted co-worker: Do others in my office seem to handle stress at work better than I? Am I easily frustrated by every day difficulties like a jammed printer, or broken piece of equipment? Do I get short-tempered with people when I’m under a deadline or feeling over-worked? Stress hardy individuals handle garden-variety stresses like these with little or no trouble at all
2. Is my occupation more stressful than other occupations?
Try to determine the level of control vs. responsibility you have in your job. If you have lots of responsibility and little control chances are you are going to have lots of stress too. That’s why middle-level managers have more stress than their bosses. The middle-level manager has more responsibility and less control. If your level of responsibility and control are out of balance talk to your supervisor and see if you can make adjustments. Sometimes minor changes in your job description can make a big difference. P.S. Agree to take on more responsibility in exchange for more control.
3. Is my working environment contributing to my level of stress?
Chronic time pressure, unsafe working conditions and job instability are just a few of the conditions that contribute to stress at work. But an organization that understands the 3 C’s can create work you feel passionate about: By giving you assignments that (slightly) stretch your capabilities you feel challenged. By giving you meaningful work that makes a real difference in people’s lives you feel committed. And by giving you input over how your job should be handled you will feel more in control. That’s why you need to remember the Three C’s. Find a job you feel passionate about and you will be able to handle stress at work more effectively.
If your an employer Pre Employement Screening , organizational Anger management Training, or a LAB Profile should be the next step for you to consider.
If you feel you need more assistance perhaps Career Counseling is the next step you investigate. http://my-counsel.com. Career Counseling and the base of Employment Screening includes a LAB Profile.

Allan Billehus MS, EdS, CRC, LPC, CAMF is an Expert on below-conscious communication and Licensed Professional counselor. He has worked one-on-one with over 3,000 individual on a variety of issues, disabilities. He has over 16 years experience as a Forensic Vocational Expert & Counselor. He is the owner of http://my-counsel.comorganization that offers Crisis Counseling, career Counseling, MH counseling, Employment Screening, Organizational Training in: Anger Management, Advanced Customer Service Skills, Emotional IQ. http://My-Counsel.com Anger Management program uses the Anderson & Anderson model that is the Gold Standard and researched based to create effective Anger Management Skills. http://my-counsel.com

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