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Overview

Explore the link between work productivity and stress, and learn how improving workplace wellbeing can boost work performance

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

4,450

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Credential

Certificate

Workplace Wellbeing: Stress and Productivity at Work
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Workplace Wellbeing: Stress and Productivity at Work
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  • Earn a certificate from Manchester Metropolitan University
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Workplace Wellbeing: Stress and Productivity at Work
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Course details

Who should do this course?

This course is primarily designed for HR professionals and those in leadership or management positions who want to learn how to improve workplace productivity and reduce stress.

The course will also be useful for anyone who wants to learn strategies to improve their own wellbeing at work.

What are the course deliverables?
Discuss how we respond psychologically and physiologically under conditions of stress
 
Investigate the conditions under which stress has a negative impact on productivity and performance
 
Explore the conditions under which stress can positively impact productivity and performance
 
Identify the individual and organisational factors which impact the stress-productivity relationship
 
Evaluate what strategies can help maintain performance and productivity in the workplace
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More about this course
  • The UK government, businesses, and public health organisations have all backed the case for improving productivity through improved wellbeing in the workplace.
  • This course draws on contemporary research and consultancy experience to explore how stress impacts workplace productivity and performance.
  • Firstly, you'll consider the impact of technological advances on our work schedules
  • You'll discover how remote and flexible working patterns may result in an inability to switch off from work and how this can increase work-related stress and prevent the rest and recovery required to stay productive.
  • Next, you'll consider individual and organizational differences that may impact the stress-productivity relationship, like differing personalities, thinking styles, and group dynamics, and learn practical workplace productivity techniques.
  • Paid certification course
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Workplace Wellbeing: Stress and Productivity at Work
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Curriculum

The Stress Response

 

The link between stress and productivity and performance in the Workplace

 

How individual factors (e.g., personality, leadership) change the stress-productivity relationship.

 

How the changing nature of the workplace (e.g., email, remote working) can impact the stress-productivity relationship.

 

Strategies for maintaining performance and productivity in the workplace.

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