Building Personal Resilience

INTRODUCTION

Globalization and improvements in information and communication technology have resulted in a 24/7 work environment marked by fast change, increased competitiveness, and an explosion in communication and information access. These demands compound workload and information processing stress, which not only affects performance but may also lead to a loss of meaning and purpose, as well as physical and mental health difficulties. Understanding stress and how to increase your resistance to it are critical abilities for today’s leaders, and they play an important part in handling the challenges you experience at work. This course will focus on the types of pressures that leaders face in today’s workplaces and how to deal with them.

COURSE METHODOLOGY

This course is designed in the form of workshop which will includes a variety of learning tools to help participants function effectively and efficiently in a multifunctional environment through various methodologies including;

• Short lectures
• Brainstorming
• Case studies
• Group activities
• Role playing

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The attendees of this Certificate Program will be able to:

• Examine the nature of job stress and approaches to stress management critically.
• Consider personal sources of stress in terms of personal resilience.
• When managing yourself and others, apply techniques and skills for increasing resilience to a range of situations.
• Determine why it is critical to cultivate resilience.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE?

• Supervisors
• HR professionals
• Business professionals
• Managers
• HR Business Partners
• Anyone who needs to manage their own or others’ stress.

TARGETED SKILLS

• Cultivate resilience
• Stress management
• Time management
• Personal development