Stress Management for Leaders

How to Optimize Health and Productivity

Overview
What do Olympic athletes and high potentials do to reduce stress and maximize performance? Glean the essence of their wisdom, along with understanding the hidden costs of stress to your organization.

Stress and Productivity Statistics
Approximately 40% to 50% of all adult workers experience the negative effects of stress (American Psychological Association, 1997). In a study by Northwestern National Life Insurance, 70% of workers said that job stress makes them less productive as a result of frequent health problems. According to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, healthcare costs are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress.

Major Consequences of Stress in the Workplace
1. Absenteeism
2. Turnover
3. Diminished performance & productivity
4. Substance Abuse
5. Anxiety and Depression
6. Increased health compensation claims

Four Keys to Reducing Stress
(1) Beliefs (2) Breathing, (3) Balance (4) Breaks
This can be a 30-minute speech or a workshop format of 2 to 6 hours.

Benita A. Esposito, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

The Esposito Institute, Inc.
2 Offices: Atlanta and Blairsville, Georgia
Psychotherapy: www.Flourishing-Lives.com

Specialties: (1) Success Skills and Eliminating Self-defeating Patterns. (2) Stress Management, Anxiety, Healing the Emotional Roots of Disease, Depression, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTDS). (3) Marriage and Couples Counseling, Pre-marital Counseling, Divorce Adjustment

Services: Psychotherapy and Intensive Retreats.

To schedule a speech or workshop for your organization, contact Benita A. Esposito.

“All the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.” – Helen Keller