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Personal Effectiveness & Soft Skills

Stress Management

Manage stress and build resilience. Participants learn the nature and causes of stress, recognise early warning signs, apply coping, relaxation and mindfulness techniques, balance work and life and create a personal stress-management plan.

Personal Effectiveness & Soft Skills

At a glance

Catalog codeP25
Duration
  • 2 days
LevelPractitioner
Program typeWorkshop
LanguageEnglish / Arabic
DeliveryIn-house · Public · Online

Who it's for

  • Professionals facing workplace stress & burnout
  • Managers supporting their teams
  • Customer service staff
  • Anyone wanting more resilience

Learning objectives

  • Understand the nature and causes of stress
  • Recognise early signs
  • Use coping strategies
  • Apply relaxation and mindfulness
  • Build resilience and work-life balance
  • Create a personal stress management plan

Detailed content

01Understanding Stress
  • Definitions & misconceptions
  • Acute vs chronic
  • Psychological & physiological effects
  • Impact on health & productivity
02Triggers
  • Personal & workplace stressors
  • Physical, emotional & behavioural symptoms
  • Self-assessment
03Coping Strategies
  • Time management & prioritisation
  • Cognitive reframing
  • Sleep, nutrition & exercise
  • Social support
04Relaxation & Mindfulness
  • Breathing
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness
  • Progressive muscle relaxation
05Resilience & Balance
  • Mental resilience
  • Work-life balance
  • Burnout
  • Boundaries & self-care
06Personal Plan
  • Personal strategies
  • Action plan
  • Role plays

Day-by-day agenda

A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.

01Day 1
  • Understanding Stress
  • Triggers
  • Coping Strategies
02Day 2
  • Relaxation & Mindfulness
  • Resilience & Balance
  • Personal Plan
  • Case study, action plans and course assessment

Practice, tools and assessment

Hands-on practice

  • Build a strategy map and balanced scorecard for your unit
  • Write KPI definition cards with targets and owners
  • Self-assessment against an excellence model
  • Practice sessions with peer and trainer feedback

Tools and templates you keep

  • Strategy map and BSC template
  • KPI dictionary / definition card
  • X-matrix (Hoshin Kanri) template
  • Self-assessment questionnaires

How learning is assessed

  • Pre- and post-course knowledge check
  • Assessment of practical exercises by the trainer
  • Action plan reviewed at the end of the course

Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge

  • Kaplan & Norton Balanced Scorecard
  • EFQM Model 2025; Baldrige Excellence Framework
  • Kirkpatrick evaluation model (train-the-trainer)

Certificate

Excellence Center Certificate of Attendance

Verify a certificate

How it is delivered

  • Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
  • Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
  • Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How long is Stress Management?

The program runs 2 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.

Is the course taught in Arabic or English?

Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.

Can you run it inside our company?

Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.

Will I receive a certificate?

Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.

Get dates, fees and the full outline.

Tell us whether you are joining as an individual or planning a program for your team.