Stress Management
Ask Yourself the Following Questions:
- Do I know my subordinates well enough to detect changes in their behaviour?
- Are my subordinates appropriately trained for their current employment?
- Is the workload distributed evenly?
- Is it reasonable to expect the tasks to be completed, given the constraints on time and resources?
- Is there variety within the training and routine tasks?
- Are my subordinates given adequate time away from work, especially after arduous training, to recover mentally and physically?
- Do I talk to my subordinates and actually understand the pressures that they are under?
- Do I really listen to them?
- Are my subordinates given a clear description of the purpose of the tasking briefed adequately in sufficient time and involved in discussion of the tasking whenever this is feasible?
- Is there anything that I can do to reduce domestic or personal pressures under which my subordinates are operating?
- Do my subordinates receive appropriate recognition for their work?
Remember: Civilian employees are as much a part of the team as the uniformed personnel and so ask these questions in relation to them too.
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