The effects of stress in a business environment and how the project manager could handle the pressure in the project team

Abstract

Stress is a very important issue, is part of life in a fast-paced society. Stress is a naturally occurring reaction of your body to psychological or physical demands of the environment. In many cases, stress is accepted as part of daily life, and people do little to cope with it consciously. Although it is impossible to eliminate stress completely and you need a certain amount of stress to be active and productive, there are three ways to reduce unwanted stress or manage it productively: Manage your physical and psychological well- being so you can resist harmful effects of stressful events. Monitor your present level of stress so that you can recognize early warning signs of stress and do something about the problems causing it. Avoid extremely stressful situations by eliminating the causes of stress