Orchestrating stress free work culture: reducing employee stress in the workplace

 Orchestrating stress-free work culture:

A stressful work environment has an impact on employee productivity and engagement. It has been manifested numerous times by employees across the globe that one of the primary reasons for employees to quit their jobs is stressful work culture. 

Hans Selye (father of stress research) considered stress as a mutual action of forces that takes place across the body, physical or psychological. 

There are various preconditions to underlying stress factors such as interpersonal conflict at the workplace, ineffective team leadership, cosmopolitan or multicultural issues, overwhelming work responsibilities, fear of uncertainty associated with the job, tight deadlines, unrealistic targets, and several other psychological and external stimuli. 

It is highly important to recognize the symptoms of stress in the workplace. Some of the most common symptoms may include:

Indefinite delays in the deadline

High turnover

Absenteeism

Lowered team interactions

Reduced working hours or contribution to the job

However, organizations tend to neglect the alarming signs of stress in their work environment which leads to catastrophic results in long run.

For a stress-free environment at the workplace, strategic and practical transformations can bring desired outcomes:

Reducing long working hours

Training managers and leaders to provide work-life balance to team members

Improvising job stability and minimizing the fear of downsizing

Written guidelines on employee rights and stress management guidelines