Coping in a high-pressure environment

Professional Development

Overview

Pressure can bring out the best in people, but stress has become the number one cause of long-term absence from work.

Delegates will recognise the signs and symptoms of stress in themselves and others. They will then look at coping strategies and proactive techniques to prevent pressure building into stress.

This course is designed for staff working within teams or alone.

Online Classroom

This course will be delivered through Online Classroom Live.

17 Nov 2026    View session times
17 Nov 2026    09:30 - 11:30
2.00 CPD hours
2 hours
Online Classroom Live
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Coping in a high-pressure environment

Start Date: 17 Nov 2026

Cost: GBP 105.00

Course Content

  • Introduction
  • Stress styles
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Effects of stress
  • Principles of coping with stress
  • Preventing stress at work
 

 

speaker

 

Ian Lucas

Head of Personal Development at BPP International Finance

Ian joined BPP in 2007 after working as National Training Manager for a major UK retailer. During that time he worked on organisation-wide training plans including Management Development programmes, Induction programmes and structured training programmes for all staff. Prior to that he worked as an NVQ Assessor for a vocational training provider for several years where he was able to develop and coach managers to help them reach their company goals, as well as NVQ targets.

Ian’s main responsibilities are the day-to-day running of the Personal development courses at BPP in Jersey, including marketing, client meetings, course design and evaluation.

Ian is enthusiastic about bringing the subjects he’s teaching to life and uses lots of examples and anecdotes from his own extensive experience in ‘the real world’, to help students understand the key theories and concepts covered by the subject.

Ian teaches exam and non-exam courses specialising in Management Theory and in-house Management Development and Personal Development programmes

 

 

 

Who is this seminar for

This course is designed for all staff to provide a general overview and awareness of the topic.

Online Classroom Live

This seminar is being delivered through Online Classroom Live. Our premium online study mode comprises a virtual classroom with interactive features to replicate a real-life classroom.