Strategies to Reduce Stress and Increase Workforce Well Being

Strategies to Reduce Stress and Increase Workforce Well Being

Webinar Abstract

Event Type: Webinar

When: Thursday 15th October 2009

Cost: FREE

In this webinar Cary Cooper will investigate what the differences are between business pressures and stress. Health and wellbeing of staff is a topic of debate at present and how HR should react and manage pressured staff. Cary will examine the ingredients and causes of stress and provide useful strategies to manage stressful situations drawing upon recent research on how to improve the wellbeing of your staff.

Key Learning's:

What is stress? Stress vs. Business pressure: what are the differences?
What are the main ingredients and causes of organisational stress?
Primary, secondary and tertiary strategies to deal with organisational stress

Agenda:

15:15 - 15:20: Welcome and introduction to today's session

15:20 - 16:00: Main Presentation

16:00 - 16:15: Live Q&A session

16:15: Close of webinar

Presented By

Cary Cooper,
Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University

Cary L. Cooper is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, and Pro Vice Chancellor at Lancaster University. He is the author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology), has written over 400 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio.

He is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, The Royal Society of Arts, The Royal Society of Medicine, The Royal Society of Public Health, British Academy of Management and an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Testimonials

"Very useful and easy to use - with no travel!"
HR Director, Warwickshire College

"A great presentation, it gave more food for thought to stay on track in tackling stress and mental health in our workplace"
Preventive Healthcare Manager, PwC

"Very pertinent and interesting"
Research Fellow, University of Manchester

"Having this kind of seminars on line is to me a way to keep actualized. Just, thank you for sharing this spaces"
HR Director, Milpuntadas

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