Stress Management & Well-being for Entrepreneurs
Friday, 27th February is Work Life Balance Day. Dublin City Enterprise Board are running a workshop to help cope with the challenging times that we are all facing.
This session aims to provide entrepreneurs with the knowledge to recognise symptoms of strain in themselves and others; and with some techniques for developing resilience, addressing the sources of strain and maintaining well-being.
Seminar Outline
Developing self-awareness: raising self-awareness about strengths and weaknesses to assess ability to perform to maximum ability at work.Causes & consequences of stress: using the research literature to develop awareness of what stress is, which factors can contribute to it and what the impact of stress is on both the individual and the organisation.
Flow: using the positive psychology concept of flow to look at how optimum performance can be achieved by balancing skill level with the challenges at work. Use of a worksheet exercise to diagnose which state the participant is currently in and what changes they might need to make to their work situation to move towards flow.
The role of emotions: using Fredrickson’s broaden and build theory to highlight how emotions can be used to resist and counteract stressful situations through the development of positive emotions and rejection of negative emotions.
The Clover Model: introduction to Pearn Kandola’s Clover Model of well-being which will help participants to manage stress by balancing social, psychological and situational factors in their lives.
Date: Tuesday 28th April 2009 14:00- 17:00
Venue: Dublin City Enterprise Board 5th Floor, O'Connell Bridge House, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2
Cost: €20
About the Trainer
Torunn Dahl joined Pearn Kandola’s Dublin practice in 2007. She holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and an MSc in Occupational Psychology from Birkbeck College, London. Holding Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing in Levels A and B, Torunn is working towards achieving chartered status as an Occupational Psychologist.
Prior to joining Pearn Kandola, Torunn worked with several international professional services firms across Europe, Asia and Latin America. More recently, she has worked as a freelance consultant with the Irish Public Appointments Service, where she was responsible for monitoring the fair and effective recruitment of employees to large public sector organisations, and the Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre, where she performed research and undertook bullying/harassment impact assessments.
Photo: Model wearing a Lisa Shawgi creation