Purpose and Impact

Faced with increasing complexity and shifting employee expectations, many leaders struggle to identify workplace stressors and coach employees through stressful situations. Leading People Through Stress is an interactive virtual workshop that empowers leaders to help their employees navigate stress at work. This workshop aims to improve leaders’ capability to recognize, manage, and resolve stressors in the workplace. Managing employee stress responses, identifying resources, and providing coping strategies will help maximize employee well-being and increase organizational resiliency.

This learning experience will focus on recognizing stressors in the workplace while also managing employee stress responses by identifying resources and providing coping strategies. By reflecting on your own stressors, discussing case examples, and practicing coaching skills in real-world scenarios, you'll develop the confidence to boost employee resilience and workplace morale. To nurture and sustain long-term employee engagement, you need to recognize the resources you can provide as a leader, identify new resources that aren't yet available, and support your employees' adaptability.

Participant Profile

Managing stress at work, both as an individual and a mentor, is critical for all leaders with people and project management responsibilities, especially in team environments. Ideal for established and emerging people leaders alike, the skills you learn in this workshop will help you improve work culture and collaboration at any level and in an organization of any size.

This learning experience is also vital for HR professionals, talent leaders, consultants, coaches, and frontline supervisors.

Learning Outcomes

Advancing your knowledge of stressors

• Understand the dynamic nature of stress in the workplace.
• Learn the unique challenges leaders face trying to manage employee stress.
• Explore the intersection between work and personal stressors.

Leading people as individuals

• Recognize the diverse signals of stress to proactively manage crises before they worsen.
• Develop your ability to adjust your leadership style to your followers' personal needs.
• Balance your emotional energy and ensure you aren't taking on the stress of others.

Identifying critical resources

• Broaden your awareness of the resources in your workplace and how they play a significant role in how employees – and leaders – manage stress.
• Map out resources that may not be available and plan to implement them in your team, department, or organization.
• Identify resources not available in the workplace that might help to manage employees’ reactions to stress.

Practicing effective coaching

• Practice building a trust-based relationship with your employees.
• Receive feedback and advice to improve your 1-1 communication.
• Find your voice as a coach to help you and your employees persevere through stressful situations.

This workshop's total learning time commitment is 6 hours of live instruction and 2 hours of independent work.

Return on Investment

Fees

$590 CAD

The program fee covers all materials. Program fees are tax-exempt.

Applications must be submitted no later than 14 days before the start of the program.

FAQs

How are online programs delivered?

Online programs are delivered through a blend of live interactive virtual sessions with Ivey faculty facilitators and self-paced learning modules. Each module guides you through videos, cases, and exercises that help you prepare for and reflect on your learning. You’ll then participate in a live online class to discuss and apply your new knowledge with peers and faculty. All components of virtual programs are required for participants.

What funding resources are available?

Organizations and participants in Canada may benefit from the Canada Job Grant or the Canada Training Credit to offset a portion of program fees. Visit our Funding Resources page to learn more.

How should I prepare before attending the program?

Our Program Managers will contact all registered participants before the program start date with instructions to join our online Learning Management System. Once logged in, you can create a class profile, view other participants’ profiles, and access a list of assigned preparation activities. Plan to review and complete preparation work in advance of each class session.