Module 1: Introduction to Workplace Psychology

Welcome to Module 1

Work can be both a source of motivation -  a place of energy, growth, and innovation — but it can also be demanding, uncertain, and stressful. Often in the same day.  Some days you feel energised by exciting projects and/or supportive colleagues.  Other days, the pressure feels relentless and it easy to slip into survival mode.   Many professionals describe their day as a mixture of opportunity (collaboration, creativity, achievement) and challenge (deadlines, workload, difficult relationships, or constant change).

This first module is about making sense of that mix.  Together we’ll explore what stress really is, how it shows up in your daily life, and what resilience means - not as a buzzword, but as a practical skill you can grow.  Think of this as laying the foundation before we move into strategies and tools.

This is designed to help you:

    Understand the realities of today’s workplace.

    Recognise what stress looks and feels like.

    Explore the science of resilience and how it can be developed.

    Begin building a foundation for the practical strategies that follow in later modules.