Awkward stakeholders, tight deadlines or complex deliverables – can become stress inducers for any Business Analyst.
A short while back, I was fortunate enough to attend one of Edinburgh’s monthly IIBA events. Sue Evans’, the speaker for the evening, navigated the attendees and I through three vital ‘Skills for Stress Success’. I am hoping the following blog post will allow me to enlighten you to the three skills as much as Sue enlightened me!
What is stress?
Stress can rear it’s (what it feels like mostly) ugly head in many forms, some of the most common include frustration, anxiety and feelings of being upset. The common theme throughout all stresses is – There’s a gap. The gap is the void between how it is now and what you want. Sue explained the void is uncomfortable, and the more voids you feel you have, the more uncomfortable you will feel.
What can we do about it?
First things first… take stock and Recognise those individual gaps. Change the Situation, use Skills to change the way the mind processes the gaps and be Responsible to take action.