Managing Stress: 5 Tips for Leaders
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1.Safety: promote a sense of safety among the team.
EXAMPLE: check in with your staff regularly, address concerns about family safety as well as staff themselves.
EXAMPLE: check in with your staff regularly, address concerns about family safety as well as staff themselves.
2.Calm: provide strategies for people to calm themselves and each other in times of stress.
EXAMPLE= “gel in and breathe” (using the breath to calm)
EXAMPLE= “gel in and breathe” (using the breath to calm)
3.Connectedness: promote connection even when team members are remote.
EXAMPLE: find ways to stay connected to staff who are ill or under quarantine, or ways for staff to connect easily with their family from work
EXAMPLE: find ways to stay connected to staff who are ill or under quarantine, or ways for staff to connect easily with their family from work
4.Competence: Assure that the team have the necessary information and training to feel competent to handle their work.
EXAMPLE: frequent updates and means for team members to ask questions, clarify procedures
EXAMPLE: frequent updates and means for team members to ask questions, clarify procedures
5.Confidence: promote and maintain confidence among the team in themselves and each other.
EXAMPLE: spread success stories, “what went well”, great ideas and innovative actions.
EXAMPLE: spread success stories, “what went well”, great ideas and innovative actions.
The Circle of Influence
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The Stress Continuum
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READY (Green) |
REACTING (Yellow) |
INJURED (Orange) |
ILL (Red) |
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DEFINITION ²Optimal functioning
²Adaptive growth
²Wellness
You have the focus to help others. Continue to balance your rest and sleep. Practice gratitude
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DEFINITION ²Mild and transient distress or impairment
²Always goes away
Slow down your body for a moment when reacting to stress. Use the breath to calm and focus ”GEL IN AND BREATHE”
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DEFINITION ²More severe and persistent distress or impairment
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Feeling that moments and things in your life are getting out of control?
Stop: pause for a moment Take a Breath: to calm Observe: what am I feeling? What are my goals? What are my choices? Proceed with awareness |
DEFINITION ²Unhealed stress injury causing life impairment
²Activating other symptoms
Having difficulty thinking about how much longer you can keep doing this? Talk with a peer or a leader. For confidential help contact FEAP at https://uvafeap.com/appointments/
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