The Ten Powerful Stress Management Techniques That Will Cushion The Effects Of Stress In Business Transition

Stress is a state which affects the nervous system and causes it to swing into action and stimulate the various body organs to slow down or increase their normal activities. There are many stressors that cause destabilization of the nervous system. When the stress has been removed or overcome, the nervous system gradually restores everything to it's usual state.

Common causes of Stress 
The most common causes of stress are:
Demand: For the manager, demand will include responsibilities such:
Responsibility for the work of others and having to reconcile overlapping or conflicting objectives- between group and organisation, between individuals and group, and between one's own objectives and those other managers.

Control : A manager's role as coordinator can be stressful, especially where authority is unclear or resources are inadequate.
Role ambiguity, incompatibility and role conflicts: Ambiguity about management roles is often inevitable, they invariably combine a number of overlapping roles.

Relationship problems : people who have difficulties with their manager, their staff or their colleagues may exhibit symptoms of stress.
Support : All staff need adequate support from colleagues and superiors.

Career uncertainty : Uncertainty often occurs as a result of rapid changes in the economic situation inside and outside the organization, in technology, in markets and in organizational structures.

Job related sources : Sources of stress could be job related such as quantitative work overload, qualitative work overload, job insecurity, poor communication networks, power tussle, no participation, insufficient fund, lack of recognition, role conflict and role ambiguity.

Interpersonal relations sources : those from subordinates : absenteeism  lateness, high labour turnover, staff in discipline, interpersonal relations between self and subordinates. Those from the boss: poor interpersonal relations between self and the subordinates, frustration and discrimination.

Family and individual sources : Extended family problem, financial problem, excessive travels, over ambition, fear of failure, low self-esteem and self-doubt, poor time management and disappointment.

Symptoms of Stress 
There are physical and mental symptoms of stress :

Physical symptoms.

1. Headache.  
2. Nausea 
3. Nail biting 
4. Important of frigidity 
5. High blood pressure 
6. Inability to sleep or read well
7. Frequency crying. 

Mental symptoms 

1. Forgetfulness 
2. Emotional instability 
3. Tiredness 
4. Indecisiveness 
5. Loss of sense of humor 
6. Hostility of others
7. Tendency to blame others

Ten Stress  Management Techniques 

1. Clarify your personal vision and avoid time wasters. 
2. Call time out each day and take your vacation. 
3. Change type behaviour. 
4. Play more and laugh more. 
5. Celebrate achievements. 
6. Empower yourself by confronting the sources of stress and get excited always. 
7. Handle conflict positively. 
8. Monitor critical self-talk. 
9. Become more self-caring. 
10. Remember Read- Relaxation, Exercise, Attitude, and Diet.