High performance shouldn’t come at the cost of burnout
We are a boutique consultancy applying work psychology to help organisations manage employee stress and create healthier, more resilient workplaces.
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Stress is more than a wellbeing issue
Stress is part of working life and, to a degree, enhances performance. But chronic stress without enough recovery can have damaging consequences — affecting far more than individual wellbeing.
Unmanaged stress impacts how people think, behave, perform and make decisions — this in turn has business impacts - affecting everything from team effectiveness and productivity to absenteeism, retention, customer outcomes, safety and reputation.
This exposes organisations to business risk and makes workplace stress something organisations need to actively manage.
To manage stress, you first need to understand what it looks like
Stress is complex and personal — the warning signs it has reached unhealthy levels manifest in many different ways and can be subtle.
In many organisations, stress has also become normalised which adds to the difficulty in recognising when its become a problem that needs addressing.
A clear definition of what stress looks like changes that
It provides an objective reference point for evaluating personal stress levels against a well defined continuum, ranging between resilient (minimal risk) and crisis (extreme risk).
Personal, team and organisational level stress profiles provide insight into emerging risks so they can be addressed early.
Many struggle to describe exactly how they are feeling - a shared language helps individuals with this and enables practical conversations around specific issues that need addressing.
Based on our research by occupational psychologists, the AURA Stress Framework provides a clear definition of the observable indicators of stress across 5 distinct areas, mapped along a continuum from resilient to burnout crisis.
Developed in 2015, it provides the foundation of our approach to understanding and managing employee stress.
We believe the key to managing stress is building Workplace Stress Intelligence
What is Workplace Stress Intelligence?
Workplace Stress Intelligence is the capability to recognise, understand and manage the signs of stress at an individual, team and organisational level — creating the conditions for sustainable high performance under pressure.
How we help
Stress goes unrecognised
Stress Measurement & Assessment
Using our validated assessment, we measure employee stress against a healthy standard, building personal and collective awareness of chronic stress and enabling earlier, more targeted action.
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Stress isn’t openly discussed
Safe Stress Conversations
We provide employees with a safe channel to disclose stress, and teams and leaders with structured platforms for practical discussion — helping them get to the root causes and agree the actions likely to have the biggest impact.
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People lack the skills to manage pressure
Skills & Capabilities
We equip employees and leaders with the practical skills and strategies to recognise and respond to stress, change behaviours and sustain healthy performance under pressure.
Learn more →Building Workplace Stress Intelligence means overcoming three common barriers to managing employee stress.
Trusted by leading organisations worldwide
Our solutions have been used in organisations across more than 20 countries to prevent burnout, build resilience and create healthier workplaces.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to workplace stress
Employee stress is influenced by both personal behaviour and what happens at the team and organisational level.
Managing it effectively therefore requires action across all three — addressing both how people respond to pressure and the conditions in which they work.
AWARD WINNER
Award-winning burnout prevention programme
AURA's ‘Beating Burnout at Booking.com’ programme was recognised with the Community Business Emotional Wellbeing in Asia Award for its strategic and proactive approach to promoting employee wellbeing.
Build A Workplace Where Performance AND Wellbeing Can Thrive
Let’s explore how AURA can help your organisation understand stress and pressure, strengthen resilience and sustain performance.