Stress and Support Helen – What me How do I What helps? feel most usually react to stressed? being stressed? What can I do? What I would like you to do? When I have Sleep badly and Make sure my If you notice that more work than wake up in the action book is up you have got an I can manage middle of the to date and I email before – and my diary is night have prioritized 7.45am ask me how full with back to Become snappy by actions I am sleeping back meetings and critical Get better at Be clear with me if Looking saying no to you are able to pick at/answering things or asking work/tasks up – emails all others to pick would feel awful if I evening to try them up where felt I was pushing and catch up appropriate things on people Make sure I am that they did not booking in 20 want to do mins between meetings and calls When I don’t Assume things Ask directly for If you don’t have have the are not people to get the information I information that happening if I am back to me at a need, please I need to do my not given certain time/date respond with when job well information to the with the you will have it contrary information I (instead of waiting need until you have it and then sending it to me) When I suspect to become a Ask directly Please be direct things are not bit paranoid! when I can with me and tell me (in as soon as you can relationships) if I have done but don’t know something to for sure you. I would prefer to know directly rather than hear about it from someone else. Please don’t hint – please be direct. Please share the responsibility with me for our
Stress and Support – Helen What me feel most stressed? How do I usually react to being stressed? What helps? What can I do? What I would like you to do? When I have more work than I can manage – and my diary is full with back to back meetings Sleep badly and wake up in the middle of the night Become snappy and critical Looking at/answering emails all evening to try and catch up Make sure my action book is up to date and I have prioritized by actions Get better at saying no to things or asking others to pick them up where appropriate Make sure I am booking in 20 mins between meetings and calls If you notice that you have got an email before 7.45am ask me how I am sleeping Be clear with me if you are able to pick work/tasks up – would feel awful if I felt I was pushing things on people that they did not want to do When I don’t have the information that I need to do my job well Assume things are not happening if I am not given information to the contrary Ask directly for people to get back to me at a certain time/date with the information I need If you don’t have the information I need, please respond with when you will have it (instead of waiting until you have it and then sending it to me) When I suspect things are not (in relationships) but don’t know for sure to become a bit paranoid! Ask directly when I can Please be direct with me and tell me as soon as you can if I have done something to you. I would prefer to know directly rather than hear about it from someone else. Please don’t hint – please be direct. Please share the responsibility with me for our