Stress Management and psychological aspects of workforces – causes, consequences and Management strategies

Abstract

Today’s workforce has been compressed in a stressful working environment that primarily includes facing deadlines, targets, crammed meetings, unrealistic workloads and other possible stress-     causing events. This workplace stress directly affects employees’ physical and mental health as well as workplace productivity. Therefore, it is very important that the management       address the stress of the work     force and implement strategies that help employees in coping up with stress. Stress management is a synergistic approach, where both the management and employees have to collaborate and deal with it for a resulting organizational health. The strategic role of employee management is that it should hold significant power in transforming the organizational culture that constantly supports and facilitates the physical and mental health of the workforce, by taking necessary measures that prioritize employee stress reduction in no time. The      psychological well-being of the employees plays a vital role in the organization which leads to employee commitment and improved job performance. This paper discusses       the concepts of stress management,      the psychological well-being of the work     force and the possible stressors and their       consequences. It also points out the various strategies for implementation to overcome workplace stress and promote the psychological well-being of the employees.