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Performance Under Pressure: Managing Stress in the Workplace
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Performance Under Pressure: Managing Stress in the Workplace

by Heidi Wenk Sormaz Ph.D., Bruce Tulgan
January 2003
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
174 pages
2h 14m
English
HRD Press
Content preview from Performance Under Pressure: Managing Stress in the Workplace

CHAPTER 9

Dealing With Time Pressure

AS WE HAVE SEEN, performing well under pressure requires the four basic steps of SBRT: Stop, Breathe, Rewrite, and Take Action. To review:

•   Stop refers to noticing and then interrupting mental and physical cues that you are under pressure.

•   Breathe means to engage in deep breathing or mindfulness in order to counteract the automatic physiological response to pressure and keep it under control.

•   Rewriting involves noticing and challenging thought distortions in order to create an accurate perception of the situation at hand.

•   Finally, taking action refers to the use of a problem-solving approach to respond to the situation with immediate action.

In the remaining chapters of this pocket guide, we ...

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