Contents

About the author

Acknowledgements

Introduction

 1  What stress is and is not

Signs of stress

Physiology of stress

Type A and Type B

Stress or strain?

Long-term strain

Stressors in your life

The secret of managing stress: control

 2  Control your physical response to stress

Good posture

Good rest

Good humour

Good energy

Good fuel

A word or two about drugs – the legal ones

Healthy ageing

 3  Control your environment

Process

Social connections

Get organised

Your space

Your sensory environment: smells, noise, light and colour

Action

 4  Control your time

The OATS Principle

Outcomes

Activities

Time

Schedule

Procrastination

Say NO

Dealing with overwhelm

Celebration

 5  Control your attitudes

The iceberg model

Dangerous attitudes and limiting beliefs

Know what you want

From myths to mastery

Asserting yourself

 6  Control your mental response to stress

Focus

Optimism

Determination, flexibility and persistence

Gratitude

Self-talk

Breaking the cycle

 7  Manage stress at work

Signs and portents

Your responsibility as a manager

How much stress do you cause?

How to not impose stress

Supporting team members with stress

Turning around a stressed work environment

Protecting yourself from stress at work

 8  Manage stress caused by change

How change happens in the world

How you are programmed to respond to change

How to cope with the stress of change

More than survival

 9  Manage stress caused by conflict

How to recognise escalating conflict

Five approaches to dealing with conflict

Seven-step process for resolving conflict

Mediation and arbitration

10 Help others to manage their stress

Listening

Helping someone to regain control

Blame and reason

Expert help

Relax: last words on stress

Relax

Appendix 1 101 ways to reduce your stress

Appendix 2 Learn more

Index

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