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work, and a thorn is to share a bad memory              management in your management in a
               of your day. If participants do not wish to             sustainable  way,  to  raise  awareness
               share  memories  about  their  professional             and to regularly check the well-being
               lives, they can tell the anecdote they want.            of your team.
               If the session takes place at the beginning
               of the day, talk about the roses and thorns      Did you know ? Since the Covid crisis and the
               of the day before.                               spread  of  hybrid  work,  “burn  out”  is  being
                                                                recognised  as  a  disease  in  its  own  right.
               Contribution:                                    Members  of  parliament  in  Europe  are
               This team building allows both to create a       currently  considering  the  issue,  as  are  many
               climate  of  sharing  of  emotions  between      doctors and trade unions. The manager must
               the  members  of  a  team.  It  allows  the      be attentive to the signs of stress and, above
               manager  to  create  a  listening  climate,  to   all,  put  in  place  the  skills  and  organisation
                                                                (based on reliable indicators) that will enable
               become aware and observe the behaviours
                                                                him  to  ensure  that  his  stress  management
               of  his  team  to  identify  any  form  of
               discomfort,  stressful  situation  and  to       policy is sustainable.

               identify the elements that can negatively
               impact the internal life of a team.              According  to  a  large  number  of  studies,  the
                                                                feeling of belonging is one of the main drivers

                                                                of well-being at work in a hybrid environment.
               Duration:
               No more than ten minutes for a team of 6         Being in a workplace (remote or face-to-face)
                                                                where you feel comfortable and connected to
               people.
                                                                colleagues  with  whom  you  get  on  well  is  a
                                                                refuge from the pressures of work. And with
                                                                the advent of hybrid environments, it’s  a fact
                                                                that it is much more difficult for management
                                                                teams to create this sense of belonging within
                                                                a  team  due  to  the  decrease  in  face-to-face
                                                                contact.

                                                                4.3.2 Practical Application: putting knowledge
                                                                into action for real-world results based on how
                                                                to counteract stress factors
                                                                Here are several tips and management
                                                                techniques that will allow you to develop
                                                                stress management over time and ensure that
                                                                your team is aware of it.

                                                                Survey your team every month and take
               4.3 How  to  check  regularly  with  my          action
                   team how they feel
                                                                -Organise an event on mental health at work
                                                                once  a month  =  face-to-face or online  (from
                4.3.1     Conceptual Framework : How to check   serious, scientific sources)
               regularly with my team how they feel
                                                                -Send weekly stress management tips by email
                       Now that you know the main signals of
                                                                -Create  online  stress  chats:  having  an  open
                       stress in your team, you need to know
                                                                discussion about stress and how to manage it
                       the best techniques to include stress

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