Dealing with Change and Stress Training,
– including Building Support through Teamwork –

This Dealing with Change and Stress Training is offered throughout South Africa
– Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth –

We now offer this Dealing with Change and Stress Training programme,
and all our training courses as Virtual Training / Remote Training,
to meet your unique needs arising from the COVID-19 Corona Virus epidemic.

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Dealing with Change and Stress Training

– including Building Support through Teamwork –

Dealing with Change and Stress Training

This Dealing with Change and Stress Training is:
Suitable for General Staff, Supervisors and Team Leaders, Specialists


Course Duration: Three 4-hour sessions (i.e 3 half days)

Course Objective:

2020 has dramatically affected every person, and all employees world-wide are having to adapt to massive changes, and deal with major stressors.

This Dealing with Change and Stress Training programme is designed to empower employees to pro-actively deal with these changes and stressors, both in their work and personal lives, and succeed by working together as teams in dynamic and high impact situations.

Course content and outcomes:

Through this Dealing with Change and Stress training, delegates will learn:

Dealing with Stress and Stressors

Become aware of six dangerous myths about stress
Identify your personality type and your susceptibility to deal with stressful situations
Gain a greater understanding of the prevalence of pressure – and stress in our lives
Understand the difference between stress, pressure, eustress and distress
Understand the 4-stage stress model, and the acute / chronic nature of stress
Realize the chemical effects of stress on the body’s organs – and how big a deal it is!
Be better able to recognise and monitor the effects of stress in self and others
Cushioning techniques (breathing drills, eating habits, exercise) to help you manage stress

Adapting to Change

Living life in the comfort zone – why challenge yourself?

Develop a willingness to move from comfort zones, and
Face up to perceived discomforts in order not to stagnate

Understand why people resist change
Acquire skills to overcome instinctive resistance to change
Realize the importance of developing resilience – the key to thriving through change
Understand the processes of transition through change and be able to identify the signs of the various stages
Become aware of your dominant style of reaction to change and gain a willingness to adapt that style to embrace change
Understand good change management processes – in order to support the organisation in implementing and driving through change
Be willing and able to be open and provide constructive feedback throughout change processes
Assume personal accountability through change