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STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING STRESS As a manager, it s important to ensure that you look after yourself first. To use an airplane analogy, putting your oxygen mask on first is critical if you are to look after your team. When people are stressed, they become less resilient. More resilient people can roll with the punches and adapt to adversity without lasting difficulties; less resilient people have a harder time with stress and life changes, both major and minor. Research shows that those who deal with minor stresses more easily can also manage major crises with greater ease. In order to build resilience, you need to focus on these four elements: