Strategies to Relieve Stress at Work

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Tips to Relieve Stress at Work...by G. Gaynor McTigue

Keep meetings short and sweet.

Meetings are great tools for focusing in on objectives, assigning tasks, measuring progress, motivating a group. They can also be horrendous time-wasters. Don't schedule a meeting unless you have ample reason to justify one. Have an agenda and stick to it. Don't let others digress, or use it as a platform to showcase their speaking abilities, or to make it a social gathering. Remember, every minute wasted in a meeting is multiplied by the number of people attending it. Also, stagger the arrival and departure of those who needn't be there the entire time. And enjoy fewer, more productive, anxiety-free meetings. Why make yourself crazy?

Delegate.

Stress is often caused by an inability to let go, a constant need to micromanage, the fear that everything will fall apart the minute you turn your back. It leaves you hung up on time-consuming details, stifles the participation and growth of others, and creates unnecessary tension all around. Take the leap of faith. Learn to delegate. Assign responsibilities and give others the chance to prove themselves. You can dole it out gradually, to gain confidence and minimize error, but begin unburdening yourself of the oppressive minutia that's needlessly choking your life. You can experience a marked reduction in stress, in a relatively short time, simply by delegating. Why make yourself crazy?

Leave a cushion of time between events.

Scheduling appointments, meetings and projects too closely together is a guaranteed stress fest. It leaves you vulnerable to even the slightest delays, which will occur. You'll always have one eye on the clock and be distracted, rushed and prone to miss things and make mistakes. Be smart. Spread your schedule out. Use the in-between time to collect yourself, take care of incidental things, prepare yourself for your next event, and of course allow for any delays. That extra cushion of time will leave you less frazzled, and more productive, in the long run. Why make yourself crazy?

Limit your personal business at work.

Whether you're the boss or the bossed, spending too much job time on your own affairs can leave you tense and guilt-ridden. Not to mention behind in your work. No matter how discreetly you try to get it done, people notice. And some will resent it. Maybe even gripe about it to others. Sure, there's a certain amount of personal stuff everyone does—has to do—which is perfectly acceptable. But you know you've crossed the line when you become anxious, furtive, even defensive about it. Look, work is filled with enough stress already, without having to throw more anxiety into the mix. Most personal things can be taken care of in the off hours anyway. You've got a job to do. Why make yourself crazy?

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