The workplace is where stress management is most important. Stress happens most to people during work. There are people of different characters and personalities, simultaneous demands, chains of command, expectations, procedures, due dates, rules and work ethics, to name a few. Stress in the workplace, without proper stress management, will affect job performance and reduce job quality.

Hence, here are some useful tips on how to handle and manage stress in the workplace:

1. Separate Business from Pleasure
If you happen to have a personal disagreement with your spouse or with friends, leave those emotions at home. Remember that at work, you are a professional and that you have to maintain good ties with your colleagues for as long as you work under the same roof.

2. Get a Management Diary
Bad time management is also one of the biggest stress factors. A management diary helps to plan and organize tasks accordingly. It acts as a reminder, contact organizer, calendar, and some even come with world maps and provide world time zones. A management diary is a useful tool to begin with personal stress management.

3. Exercise!
If you're not doing it yet, do it now. Just don't overdo it because you'll be too tired and it will stress you some more. Get out of your office for some walk around the block if you're tensed. Put on your sneakers and go to a park after work. Do some yoga. Bring the kids to the swimming pool. Remember: it doesn't have to make you sweat.

4. Enjoy What You Do
How much do you love your job? Do you feel that this is the job you wanted, or is this someplace to work temporarily before proceeding for other endeavors? If you answer ‘Yes' to the latter, chances are you feel stressed all the time at work. It would be helpful to consider other options that could suit you.

5. If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them
Isolating yourself from your colleagues is not a good idea. Have lunch with your colleagues. Join them for tea. Share some juicy gossip (be careful of this, though). Participate in  company/department functions. No man's an island. Sometimes it's the friendships that makes work beautiful.