Managing Workplace Anxiety - Brisbane

# Managing Workplace Anxiety Brisbane

## Course Outline

### Overview

We've all been there, that twisting in the stomach before a major presentation, the Sunday night dread during the thought of Monday's workload or the sense of panic when everything is an emergency all at once. I have spent 15 years working with Australian businesses and have met some of the most capable professionals only to learn that it's anxiety that's keeping them on the backfoot. The good news? Once you know what's going on, and have the appropriate solutions, it's totally manageable.

This is a hands on workshop that focuses on the actual circumstances that cause work anxiety. We're not discussing generic stress management strategies here, these are tried and true approaches you can use at work, when you're swamped in your Inbox, staring down looming deadlines and office politics are making you feel like you're stirring in a pot of boiling water.

### Course Objectives

Attendees will gain hands‐on skills to identify, comprehend and manage workplace anxiety. With evidence based strategies and work based examples, delegates will have a clear understanding and have confidence in managing difficult workplace issues that impact upon their wellbeing and their professional efficacy.

### What You Will Learn

#### Understanding Your Anxiety Triggers

Know what signs indicate that anxiety is beginning, for you.

Distinguish between constructive concern and anxiety that incapacitates

Be aware that workplace culture and dynamics affect levels of anxiety.

Map your particular anxiety tendencies and peak stress hours

#### Practical Management Techniques

Create Three smash and Fix solutions for anxiety spikes out of nowhere

Gain multitasking breathing and grounding methods that will serve you in an office setting

Become a pro at realistic prioritisation when everything feels urgent

Set personal boundaries to protect your mental energy while still advancing your career

#### Communication and Relationship Management

Role play scripts for conversations that usually result in anxiousness

Find a way to address workload complaints to managers appropriately

Establish strategies for working with difficult co workers and handling conflict in the workplace

Develop skills for winding up to ask questions (without feeling and looking stupid)

#### Building Long term Resilience

Form good work habits that will keep anxiety at bay.

Create your own stress kit of stress relief tools

Fidelity how to: how to rebound from setback and mistake at work

Built teams in your workplace

#### Supporting Others

Identify signs of anxiety in your staff

Understand how to provide support for colleagues in distress

Know when to suggest professional assistance

Step 2: Establish a more supportive team culture

### Key Learning Outcomes

After the workshop, attendees should:

Practice strategies for quick anxiety relief when faced with specific job stressors

Discuss workload and stress levels openly and honestly with supervisors and co workers

Differentiate between normal job challenges and those that need extra support

Create your own methods for keeping sane in stressful situations at work

Support for team members experiencing anxiety in the workplace in a way that is correct and helpful

### Workshop Format

Using an active approach, these sessions incorporate short educational sessions with activities and exercises, group discussions and real world scenario application. Participants will role play scenarios in a safe environment, so they can test out new techniques before they implement them in the workplace.

### Concluding Remarks

Managing workplace anxiety is not about getting rid of stress altogether, it's about having the confidence and the skills to cope with whatever your job throws at you. When you know what causes your anxiety and have practical ways to deal with it, you are able to enjoy your work again as opposed to simply surviving it.

The workshop is grounded in reality, offering actionable responses and enduring tactics that can be used in hectic, professional environments. You will walk out with a personal action plan and the credibility to execute these tactics right away.

Also, remember that it's not weak to feel anxious at work, it shows you care about doing well. The key is learning to direct that energy productively, instead of allowing it to consume you.

**Location:** Brisbane

**Also Offered:** Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Online

When you're not fighting off anxiety all the time, you're stunned by how much better you do, by how so much more you are capable of doing for any squad you are on.