Personal Wellness at Work

275 East Main Street,Harbor Springs MI 49740

25 February, 2022

Description

Peak emotional intelligence makes managing and supervising employees easier. Personnel Management: Manage Your Own Emotions First Better emotional intelligence makes managing and supervising employees easier. Leaders with high emotional intelligence are able to make difficult decisions, resolve conflict effectively, and adapt to changing business goals and circumstances. A lack of emotional intelligence inhibits a leader’s ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with their employees. Leaders with high emotional intelligence are able to: Help employees move to the next level Reduce their own stress that results from demands of managing and supervising employees Teach employees how to react to constructive criticism Are able to improve their communication skills Create a positive work environment Leadership Development: Strategies to Reduce Stress and Anxiety The fight or flight response is a physiological response to a stimulus which our bodies consider dangerous or life-threatening. Many leaders endure increased stress and anxiety related to their jobs that triggers this sympathetic nervous system fight or flight response too often, despite their being no physical danger present to warrant the response. While this response is warranted to avoid injury in a dangerous physical situation in preparation for the muscular activity needed to fight or flee, it is not needed or warranted when sitting in a business meeting, settling a workplace dispute, or trying to enjoy dinner with your family after work. Much of the stress in our current day society is psychosocial and our prehistoric response which was once necessary for survival can become detrimental to the well being of supervisors and managers. Learn how to recognize the fight or flight response in yourself and how to manage and respond to it.