Organisations are confronted with unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and depression (SAD) in the workplace. The mental wellbeing of employees is an increasing focus of human resource professionals struggling to deal with the added pressure of the current economic environment.

This seminar will introduce HR, Training, and Talent Management professionals to best practice in the area of stress, anxiety and depression.

During the seminar participants will be introduced to the key skills for managing pressure within their work environment and within themselves and begin to understand the link between stress/pressure and resiliency.

The techniques for developing resilience to deal with pressure more effectively will be examined and participants will understand how their teams can utilise techniques and competencies to improve performance whilst dealing with increased pressure without impacting negatively on quality of life and personal vitality.

These techniques and competencies impart an ability to manage increasing challenge without losing performance in key areas such as cognitive skills, strategic planning, complex reasoning and creativity. The ability to utilise these higher order processes under pressure is the hallmark of the resilient employee.

The Facilitator - Ray McKiernan M.A
Ray is a director, specialist skills trainer, lecturer, and training
consultant with the Stress Management Institute of Ireland. Having completed his clinical training in Mind-Body Medicine in the Harvard Medical School in Boston, he became certified as a Stress & Wellness consultant with the internationally renowned Hans Selye Foundation in Canada. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Stress.

Ray is one of Ireland’s leading authorities on evidence based interventions for managing pressure and building resilience in the workplace. He has in-depth experience delivering skills development programmes for employees working under pressure.

Ray delivers specialist resiliency based programmes in managing pressure to senior managers at some of the most progressive organizations working in Ireland and Europe. He recently designed and delivered resiliency based programmes to senior management teams at two Fortune 100 Best Companies toWork for based in Ireland.