Keeping Pressure Positive
The issue of stress management can be difficult to raise when you are operating in a highly competitive environment, but motivation is critical to the bottom line. As a more positive alternative to the traditional stress audit, the 'motivated well-being audit'(ASSET) designed by Robertson Cooper Ltd helps employers understand the risks and delivers the message that pressure can be motivating when stress is avoided.
People perform most effectively in their roles when they feel able to manage work pressures, when they are engaged, resilient and enthusiastic. Work pressure can stem from several different sources, including relationships with others, work overload and perceived levels of control. When pressure exceeds an individual's ability to cope, it becomes stress and starts to affect work performance, causing him/her to be less productive, less motivated and more likely to make mistakes.
The ASSET survey and report are intended for leaders who wish to learn about the key workplace barriers and enablers affecting well-being for a group. ASSET also explores and identifies links between perceived levels of productivity, positive psychological well-being and engagement.
ASSET allows organisations to benchmark against HSE standards for tackling workplace stress.
The benefits of keeping pressure positive
- Achieve employee engagement by understanding what motivates people
- Identify and act to deal with stress-related issues before they result in sickness absence or litigation against your organisation's duty of care
- Become an employer of choice and win in the war for talent
- Benchmark against other organisations and formulate best-practice solutions for employee well-being
- Invest in the future by developing your leaders
ASSET is an excellent starting point to identify strengths and 'hot spots' in the organisation prior to commiting to further investment in well-being in the workplace.
Download a summary explaining the causal links between stressors, workplace well-being and productivity