Preventing Stress at Work™| Stress Management Training Activity

Using a tried and tested format - sets of mini-task cards for groups to address - you’ll cover a whole range of issues relating to stress at work in a fun, relaxing, non-threatening format.

Address the different degrees of stress, the way the word stress means different things and the misconceptions in people’s views of stress. Look at examples of real situations to help identify your own stress indicators and the possible causes. Then consider the merits of common, stress-preventing techniques and how they can be easily implemented and to good effect. Responses are noted on a special handout, for reference at the Debrief.

Stimulates great discussion (a stress-buster in itself!). Great, interactive exercise to use on people-management courses.

• About the issues surrounding stress
• To understand the common causes and symptoms of stress
• To recognise early indicators
• How to deal with stress
• The benefits of work-life balance
• To develop a greater understanding of their own and other people’s response to stress

1. Introduce the activity using the PowerPoint presentation provided.
2. Allocate the board, cards and playing pieces.
3. Observe teams in action.
4. Lead a discussion and Debrief at the end.

Full guidance supplied in the Trainer’s Notes.

• Trainer’s Notes
• Trainer's PowerPoint
• Game Boards x2
• Set of 30 Cards x2
• Handout A: How to Play the Game
• Handout B: Group Form
• Handout C: Key Points
• Set of Six Playing Pieces & Dice x2
• 180-second Timer x2

This activity is for face-to-face classroom use. It is supplied as a hard copy pack and the digital files are supplied via the Northgate Trainerhub.

This Northgate Training activity comes with a five-year licence for repeat use with up to 12 participants at a time, for use by Trainers based at one licence-holding site.

All Trainers physically based at the same office location can access the Northgate resources during the five-year term, including the digital resources supplied on the Trainerhub via your own site-specific Trainer Dashboard. If you have Trainers based at other locations, and/or remote workers, who would like to access and use the Northgate resources, we can advise further depending on your requirements.

For further information on our licence terms please view the Northgate Licence Agreement.