How To Support Your Guys While At Work
Emma Parsons
Passionate Mental Health Advocate | Founder | Specialist in Indentifying and Reducing Work-Related Stress Risks | Speaker | Psychosocial Risk Management
A lot of guys that I talk to struggle with stress at work and they say there's so much help out there for what we do outside to maintain a low level of stress; such as exercise, going for a long walk and things like that.
But when a lot of guys are struggling when they're at work and their stress levels are starting to escalate, what do they do then?
My advice is to start giving your guys tools and techniques that they can do while they are at work because there's no point allowing them to sit in stress for the next eight hours whilst influencing the team around them. Start implementing stuff that they can do and grab a hold of and take value from what they can do during work hours, not just when they're outside.
You can start by getting fruity. I’ve mentioned this in my last blog. It's actually eating a piece of fruit, counting how many times you have to chew before you swallow and taking notice of that smell. Another one is staring out the window. If you've got trees around you, look at how the wind is blowing. This is all based on mindfulness and bringing your focus back.
Another thing that you can get them to do is just take five. Get up and get them to move by going out and going for a walk for five minutes. It's about moving the energy around in their body and resetting them. It could be five minutes just to re-gather their thoughts and just to come back down.
Don't assume that everyone's going to be getting up and walking all the time every five minutes because they're going to take advantage of it. They're not. That is just your assumption so that is for you to deal with.
You need to start supporting your guys where they're at. Whatever they need, ask them.
When you're stressed, what do you need from us?
Ask and support them with tools and techniques that they can implement while they are at work. There's no point in them being stressed the whole day when you can be there to encourage and support them.
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