Managing Stress
At this point in your MBA program, you are unquestionably familiar with the stressors associated with graduate-level academic achievement. Most of you juggle demands in multiple sectors of your lives—e.g., school, work, and/or family. Before you begin your discussion for this week, take a minute to give yourself credit for everything you are accomplishing.
Let’s shift to stress in the workplace.
- What is the most stressful aspect of the work you currently do or work you did in a former job?
- How could leaders support employees who are experiencing similar stressors?
- You may want to conduct brief research on this topic and bring some ideas from your search into this week’s discussion. Remember to include references.