Employees involved in stressful environments without the tools to cope effectively with stress can develop a number of unwanted results, including under-performance, negative health issues, anger issues, and even violence.
The list of causes and contributors to stress is lengthy. They include the following categories:
Emotional & Psychological Factors
Environmental Factors
Events, Occurrences and Accidents
Family Relations
Health Status
Social Factors
Work Conditions
Workplace Bullying
To make matters worse, many causes of stress can compound and impact other areas of our daily lives, creating a downward spiral that is difficult to stop.
An all-too common example is pent-up stress from the workplace that travels home and creates tensions there.
Initial negative consequences of stress can negatively affect a person’s health, the quality of his work, and his interaction and relationships with others. Untreated, stress can snowball into more serious problems for the individual as well as those around them. Long-term stress can lead to a wide variety of severe illnesses and depression.
According to WebMD: “Stress is a physical, mental, and emotional response to life’s changes and demands. Stress is experienced in levels. Low levels may not be noticeable at all. Occasional, moderate stress can be positive and challenge people to act in creative and resourceful ways. High levels can be harmful, leading to chronic disease.”
HAWK Solutions can help your company take proactive steps to help reduce your employees’ stress, thereby reducing the magnitude of the stress-related consequences outlined above.
While no knowledge or technique can create a stress-free environment, HAWK Consulting can help educate your employees regarding the nature of stress and teach them effective tools to reduce inner stress as well as manage stressful and potentially violent situations .
HAWK Courses build upon one another, beginning with courses that address prevention of everyday stress, continuing to courses about dealing with more aggressive verbal confrontations, and advancing to courses that teach physical self defense.
No matter what level of stress your employees experience, HAWK Solutions has a solution for you.
