Module: Practice of Management Skills

Batch: BBMD21033A

University of Bradford @ MDIS, Singapore

Group Members: Arzoo Buddhima Dhanda

Hoang Minh Chau

Mili Verma

IntroductionWhat is stress?

Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused

by our response to pressures from the outside

world.

And what causes stress?

Stress is caused by something called ‘stressors’

which include time, encounters, anticipation and

situations or any kind of problems that cause strain.

When does stress happen?

Stress happens when one simultaneously experiences too

much pressure and too few source of satisfaction.

Why is stress management important?

Although stress sometimes stimulates and challenges us to

perform at higher levels, too much stress for too long a

time has negative effects on both our work quality and

personal life.

Ways of reducing stress:Meditation-close your eyes and be thought free!

Power nap – sleep for 20 minutes!

Rehydrate-exercise /play your favourite sport!

Humor-watch a funny movie!

Last but not the least don’t procrastinate and manage your

time well or know the ways of good time management!

Time ManagementWhat is time management?

Time Management consists of applying the principles of

management as planning, organizing, directing and controlling

the use of time to get the most desirable outcomes.

And why is it important?

Because it reduces stress, improves productivity and increases

free time.

Ways of managing time well:

Planning – Determining and

prioritizing key activities!

Organizing-Listing down and

scheduling tasks in order of

their importance and urgency.

Directing and controlling :

avoid procastination and

eliminate time wasters.

How we managed our stress & time!Planned our work early to make sure we finish on time .

Assign & allocate work tasks amongst ourselves with a clear

objectives & timeline.

Avoided procastination and made sure we had enough free time

for other activities to beat stress.

Mutual respect & support among group members.

Our Experience! Set agenda & goals to be achieved for each meeting.

Come to meetings on time and prepared, keep to the point and stay focus! Avoid wasting time on chit-chatting

Utilize various ways of communication to work faster such as: emails, phone calls. Keep the message short and concise.

What we have learnt and you can too!

Using various means of time organizers and reminders such as: in-

built electric calendar for smart phone.

Capitalize on our prime time to enhance productivity.

Do not make the mistake of doing the “not-so-important/urgent”

tasks first, just because they are easier to complete. Focus on the

“must-do” and most pay-off activities, make sure they get done.

Do not block activities so tightly to give room for flexibility.

People under stress eat more sweets! Perhaps

because“Stressed" spelled backwards is "desserts".

1 hour of planning will save 10 hours of doing.

75% of time that is taken up by socializing, recreation and

sleeping during American student’s first 2 years of college ,

only 7% is used for studying!

ConclusionWhat have we learnt?

- How do we know if we are stressed & Why ?

- The importance and benefits of Stress & Time Management

What can we apply ?

- The various ways to cope with stress.

- The various techniques to better manage our time.

References & Acknowledgements

Websites:- www.frankandearnest.com

- http://www.timemeter.com/articles/time_management_facts_and_figures.shtml

- http://www.overloadedstress.com/stressfacts.html

Books and journals:- TIME magazine

- Management: A Skills Approach (2005), Hunsaker P L, Pearson Education/Prentice

Hall

- Developing Management Skills (2007) 7th edition, Whetten, D A & Cameron, K S,

Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Q & AThank you for your

attention!

We welcome your questions and feedback