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Module: Practice of Management Skills
Batch: BBMD21033A
University of Bradford @ MDIS, Singapore
Group Members: Arzoo Buddhima Dhanda
Hoang Minh Chau
Mili Verma

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Introduction
What is stress?
Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused
by our response to pressures from the outside
world.
And what causes stress?
Stress is caused by something called ‘stressors’
which include time, encounters, anticipation and
situations or any kind of problems that cause strain.

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When does stress happen?
Stress happens when one simultaneously experiences too
much pressure and too few source of satisfaction.
Why is stress management important?
Although stress sometimes stimulates and challenges us to
perform at higher levels, too much stress for too long a
time has negative effects on both our work quality and
personal life.

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Ways of reducing stress:
Meditation-close your eyes and be thought free!
Power nap – sleep for 20 minutes!
Rehydrate-exercise /play your favourite sport!
Humor-watch a funny movie!
Last but not the least don’t procrastinate and manage your
time well or know the ways of good time management!

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Time Management
What is time management?
Time Management consists of applying the principles of
management as planning, organizing, directing and controlling
the use of time to get the most desirable outcomes.
And why is it important?
Because it reduces stress, improves productivity and increases
free time.

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Ways of managing time well:
Planning – Determining and
prioritizing key activities!
Organizing-Listing down and
scheduling tasks in order of
their importance and urgency.
Directing and controlling :
avoid procastination and
eliminate time wasters.

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How we managed our stress & time!
Planned our work early to make sure we finish on time .
Assign & allocate work tasks amongst ourselves with a clear
objectives & timeline.
Avoided procastination and made sure we had enough free time
for other activities to beat stress.
Mutual respect & support among group members.

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Our Experience!
Set agenda & goals to be achieved for each meeting.
Come to meetings on time and prepared, keep to the
point and stay focus! Avoid wasting time on chit-
chatting 
Utilize various ways of communication to work faster
such as: emails, phone calls. Keep the message short
and concise.

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What we have learnt and you can too!
Using various means of time organizers and reminders such as: in-
built electric calendar for smart phone.
Capitalize on our prime time to enhance productivity.
Do not make the mistake of doing the “not-so-important/urgent”
tasks first, just because they are easier to complete. Focus on the
“must-do” and most pay-off activities, make sure they get done.
Do not block activities so tightly to give room for flexibility.

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People under stress eat more sweets! Perhaps
because“Stressed" spelled backwards is "desserts".
1 hour of planning will save 10 hours of doing.
75% of time that is taken up by socializing, recreation and
sleeping during American student’s first 2 years of college ,
only 7% is used for studying!

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Conclusion
What have we learnt?
- How do we know if we are stressed & Why ?
- The importance and benefits of Stress & Time Management
What can we apply ?
- The various ways to cope with stress.
- The various techniques to better manage our time.

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References & Acknowledgements
Websites:
- www.frankandearnest.com
- http://www.timemeter.com/articles/time_management_facts_and_figures.shtml
- http://www.overloadedstress.com/stressfacts.html
Books and journals:
- TIME magazine
- Management: A Skills Approach (2005), Hunsaker P L, Pearson Education/Prentice
Hall
- Developing Management Skills (2007) 7th edition, Whetten, D A & Cameron, K S,
Pearson/Prentice Hall.

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Q & A
Thank you for your
attention!
We welcome your
questions and feedback 