OFFTHE SYLLABUS
Self-management

Stress management

Hold on under pressure and last, by bringing stress back into the zone where it helps you rather than crushes you.

  • 14 steps
  • At your own pace
  • Computer and phone
  • Certificate of achievement

What you will be able to do

  • Understand how stress works, and why it becomes harmful.
  • Spot your own warning signals, before overload.
  • Sort what depends on you, what you influence and what you have to put up with.
  • Bring the pressure down in the moment, through the body and through your thoughts.
  • Organise your workload and your recovery so as to last.

Who it is for

For anyone who works with deadlines, the unexpected or a growing workload, whatever their job: at a front desk, in a workshop, at a patient's bedside, behind a screen, on a building site or at the head of a team. The module follows the ten days before a major event, but the exercises and the exam put you in many other situations.

How the module unfolds

  1. 1IntroductionWhat the skill covers, and what the module will teach you to do.
  2. 2A running story, “Ten days before the Forum”The same working situation stays with you from one step to the next, with a character from the story who plays the role of mentor.
  3. 3The theory, with everyday examplesIn each lesson, the method set out simply, with examples drawn from working life.
  4. 4The game, “The countdown”Each step you complete moves the game forward, right to the last one.
  5. 5The signature exercise, “The pressure point”The module's method, to apply to your own situations.
  6. 6Two role playsTwo conversations to see through to the end, with detailed feedback on your choices.
  7. 7The examTen random questions about new situations. Eight correct answers unlock The Method and your certificate.