Stress is the leading cause of long-term absence, workplace disengagement, and loss of productivity. "Workplace H&S are motivated and guided to focus on the metrics of returning staff home, safely, “physically”. However, emotional stress significantly contributes to workplace accidents, reduced productivity and active disengagement. Mastering stress as a personal responsibility is crucial for employers to be able to create a wellbeing culture and healthier workplaces for their teams.

• What stress is and why it’s critical to our wellbeing
• Stop trying to reduce and just ‘manage’ stress and learn to mitigate and master it
• “In the moment” strategies to minimise the impact and stop the momentum
• How your stress impacts others - stress is contagious
• The key elements of mastering a “stress-less” work environment
• Insights from the Blue Zones on long term wellbeing & stress mastery

3 Key Learnings

1. Stress has utility, meaning and is beneficial to our long term well-being, learn to embrace it, and master it.
2. Stress and “work life balance” are a personal responsibility and key skill for all employers to understand, master, practice and mentor
3. Practical actionable strategies you can utilise in the moment, and in the short and long term to master stress, and create a healthier and more productive workplace culture.