Stress in the workplace

Everyone is talking about stress

This information sheet from the New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA) provides an overview of what stress actually means, what causes and factors contribute to stress, what happens in the body during a stress reaction and why stress is not always negative.

Info portal: Mental health in the world of work - psyGA transfer

The project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs as part of the New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA), offers information, action aids, company examples, media and brochures on the topic of mental health in the world of work. There is also a self-test for managers on the questions "How stressed am I" and "How stressed are my employees".

Seminar: Fit under stress

Hamster wheel. Stress. Everyone wants something. To do's. Time pressure. Life can be a challenge. Sure, there's free stress, which we cope with well. And then there's the other kind that sneaks up on us and saps our energy reserves. Our brain reacts to stress - still - with stone-age equipment, which rarely provides optimal solutions in everyday life.

There is something ... exactly! Everyone has the ability to deal creatively with stress. We do a lot of things right intuitively. And it may be useful to learn about some new, simple techniques that are suitable for everyday life, which make it possible to recognise the hamster wheel and to learn what I can control myself and how, and when I can get off.

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Tips for dealing with stress

No stress with stress - a guide for employees

This brochure from the New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA) aims to help employees recognise and eliminate the causes of mental stress in the workplace and teach them how to deal with unavoidable stress without compromising their well-being or mental health. Information and advice is presented for ten important areas of daily life, which should provide starting points for improving the work situation. The brochure can be downloaded here as a PDF.

Prevention: Please do not disturb! Tips for dealing with work interruptions and multitasking

The brochure from the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) deals with the many challenges of the modern working world. Deadline pressure, information overload, work stress and constant interruptions to work have long been part of everyday working life for many people. The brochure provides tips on how to deal with work interruptions and multitasking on an individual and team basis. It is also intended to help identify the causes of work interruptions so that they can be prevented.

A desire to work

The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's "Lust auf Arbeit" brochure also deals with the question of what can be done in everyday working life to make work a positive experience. The brochure is aimed at employees who mainly work in an office environment and can be downloaded as a PDF here.

Further tips

What can individuals do to deal with or prevent stress in the workplace? The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) has summarised some suggestions for the design of the workplace, the working environment and the organisation of work on its website.