Managing Anxiety in the Workplace
1h 12mGeneral2022-08-08
Authors

Srini Pillay
Author, Psychiatrist, Executive Coach, Brain Researcher
Course details
We all get anxious every now and then. But what should you do if your anxiety begins to disrupt your job? This course provides resources to help you manage your anxiety and be more successful at work. Dr. Srini Pillay, a Harvard-trained psychologist, shows you how to recognize, address, and understand your anxiety, as well as monitor its progression in case it needs clinical attention. Follow the guidance of medical professionals to navigate the ins and outs of the daily workplace: making decisions, interacting with colleagues, and calling out your anxiety when you feel it. Explore practical strategies designed to improve your productivity and overall work performance. Learn to manage conflict, remote roles and isolation, technology hiccups, social anxiety, and other forms of work-related stress. Along the way, Srini shows you some positive techniques to reduce your anxiety in the long term, so you can start taking better care of yourself.
Skills covered
Well-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Why addressing anxiety at work matters
- 02 - Disclaimer
1. Understanding the Basics of Anxiety
- 03 - Knowing when anxiety needs medical attention
- 04 - Seeking help for anxiety
- 05 - Exploring treatment options for anxiety
- 06 - Choosing to share that you have an anxiety disorder
2. Thinking Effectively through Anxiety
- 07 - Type one and type two anxiety
- 08 - How anxiety distorts your thinking and decision-making
- 09 - Suppressing, accepting, or reappraising anxiety
- 10 - First steps when overwhelmed
- 11 - Calling out your own anxiety
3. Being Productive at Work
- 12 - Managing workplace conflicts that cause anxiety
- 13 - Ruthless prioritizing
- 14 - Remote or hybrid work
- 15 - Technology-related anxiety
- 16 - Managing social anxiety
- 17 - The perils of perfectionism
4. Positive Techniques to Reduce Anxiety in the Long Term
- 18 - The pros and cons of exercise when anxious
- 19 - The three pillars of positive psychology
- 20 - Gratitude and greatness
- 21 - Authentic positivity
Conclusion
- 22 - Caring for yourself
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