How to Lead a Team Under Immense Pressure
What you'll learn
- Supporting their team through high levels of pressure
- Appreciating the significance of stress and the need to keep it at bay
- Developing a fuller understanding of the significance of leadership
- Feeling more confident in tackling the problems associated with immense work pressures
Requirements
- None
Description
Concerns about stress and the adverse impact of immense work pressures are not new, but, for various reasons, work pressures seem to be growing in many areas. Supporting people who are under such immense pressure is a huge leadership challenge. This course has been developed to help leaders to rise to that challenge as effectively as possible.
It is based on ten principles, each of which has the potential to ease the burden and contribute to a healthier and happier workplace where staff feel empowered to tackle the pressures they face.
1. Pull the team together
2. Boost morale
3. Don't overload
4. Address team culture
5. Direct pressures appropriately
6. Encourage reflection, creativity and learning.
7. Encourage confidence and assertiveness.
8. Encourage self-care
9. Make sure people feel valued, supported and safe.
10. Focus on thriving, not just surviving.
There are no easy answers or formula solutions but paying attention to these ten key principles can significantly increase a leader’s ability to bring out the best in people in such difficult and trying circumstances.
The course is based on the experience and expertise of well-published author and international conference speaker, Dr Neil Thompson. He draws on his extensive work in the fields of human relations, wellbeing and leadership.
Who this course is for:
- This course is for managers and others in leadership positions faced with the major challenges of supporting staff in dealing with immense pressures,
Instructor
Dr Neil Thompson is a highly experienced tutor and trainer. He is highly respected for his ability to explain complex ideas clearly and effectively. His gentle voice and unhurried approach are widely appreciated by online learners as will as attendees at his conferences and workshops.
He is an independent writer, educator and adviser based in Wales. He is also a visiting professor at the Open University in the UK.. He is a well-published author with over 200 publications to his name, including over 40 books, several of which are bestsellers. He has been a speaker at conferences in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands, Greece, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Hong Kong, India, the United States, Canada and Australia.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. He was formerly the editor of the US-based international journal, Illness, Crisis & Loss and now edits the free e-zine, THE humansolutions BULLETIN. His main interests are in the field of well-being: equality and diversity; conflict management; stress; loss, grief and trauma; and reflective practice. He is a sought-after conference speaker, consultant and facilitator.
He also works with Vigoroom UK, a sophisticated employee wellness platform geared towards promoting healthier, happier and more productive workplaces.