Workshop: Managing Workplace Stress ** Limited seats available

Workplace Stress for Business Owners, Managers, and Entrepreneurs - Workshop #2

Whether you are a business owner, manager or employee stress is a constant because of the pressure of sustaining and growing a business, maintaining sales or satisfying clients. With stress levels reaching new highs, it's more important than ever to take steps to control and reduce stress.

This course will introduce participants to the complex issue of stress in the workplace, what workplace stress is, its causes and impacts, what is good stress and what is bad stress, and which stresses we can control and which are the most important to change. The focus of the workshop is to assist with the personal management and reduction of stress in the workplace.

Topics include:

• Causes of workplace stress
• Organisational factors vs. individual/personal factors
• Impact on staff and organisations
• Workplace stress as a health and safety hazard
• Recognizing the signs of workplace stress
• What employers can do
• Managing stress
• Tips to help prevent, eliminate and reduce workplace stress

 

Workshop Facilitator Changewerxs

The Mission Region Chamber of Commerce and Changerwerxs have partnered to presents a series of workshops to examine the silent factors that can impact personal and workplace productivity and work satisfaction. In these highly interactive two- and half-hour workshops you will learn how making small changes to habits can drastically improve the levels of productivity and efficiency in your business or work. This allows you to get more quality work done, reduce the amount of time spent on unnecessary tasks, and improve work satisfaction. 

Instructor Jason Wong

Jason Wong is a Group Therapist and Social Worker newly retired from working in the mental health field. Jason has had over 38 years of experience as a practitioner, facilitator, and manager in the social services arena. Trained in England, Jason?s experience included work in England, Wales, the United States, and Canada. 

He specialises in interpersonal communications, cross-cultural communication, personal development and workplace management. Jason is a UK certified Field Instructor, and in recognition of his skills was awarded the Practice Teaching (Field Instruction) Award by the Central Council for Education & Training in Social Work. He also earned his Certificate in Training & Development from the UK Institute of Training & Development. 

Jason recently retired as a facilitator/trainer with Fraser Health?s Group Therapy Services in Mission, where he facilitated workshops and intensive groups for both staff and clients. Prior to that, he was a Clinical Coordinator at the Centre for 20 years.  

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE

What Chamber Members Said About the Fall 2018 Workshops

Thank you so much
It was very enjoyable ? super informative
Thank you for the helpful handouts!
Would like to have more time on topic
Goals/Relationship matrix
All ? will send an office staff memo
Excellent job!
Overall awesome
Love the enthusiasm
Great, would be interested in more