Building Resilience: A Workplace Stress Management Course (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Not all pressure at work is bad — a healthy dose keeps people sharp and focused. The trouble starts when normal workload tips into overload, and teams don't have the tools to tell the difference or pull back. That's the gap this Workplace Stress Management course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is designed to close, for both individual employees and the supervisors responsible for their teams.
Participants build genuine self-awareness of how they personally react under pressure, then translate that awareness into a workable personal plan — one that keeps flexibility and continuity in place even when conditions get difficult, instead of reacting to stress only after it has already taken a toll.
2Objectives and target group
Course Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Understand how to support and look after teams during stressful periods.
- Apply techniques for staying flexible and maintaining continuity under both personal and institutional pressure.
- Recognize their own reactions to workplace stress with greater self-awareness.
- Build a personal action plan for handling stressful situations in the future.
Who Should Attend
- Supervisors and team leaders responsible for managing people under pressure.
- Business owners, managers and shareholders.
- HR and administrative staff supporting employee wellbeing.
- Anyone who regularly deals with demanding workloads or high-pressure situations at work.
3Course Content
Module 1: Pressure Is Not the Enemy — Knowing the Difference
- Positive pressure versus negative pressure in the workplace.
- Where a normal workload ends and overload begins.
Module 2: What Actually Drives Work Pressure
- Structural and organisational factors behind work pressure.
- Personal and role-based factors that intensify it.
Module 3: Staying Steady When Pressure Rises
- Practical techniques for keeping behaviour and decisions steady under pressure.
- Early warning signs that pressure is tipping into overload.
Module 4: A Simple, Repeatable Plan for Managing Pressure
- A straightforward framework for managing pressure before it escalates.
- Turning the framework into a personal, repeatable action plan.