6) Resolve interpersonal conflicts quickly and judiciously.
7) Prepare a policy handbook that prevents and address all type of harassments (emotional, physical and sexual) and discriminations. The handbook should clearly state, that the consequences of not abiding by the policy handbook will be severe. Distribute the copies of the hand book to all the team members and ask them to go through it completely.
8) Make sure that all the physiological needs (need to have food, water, warmth, shelter and other things necessary for smooth working) of your team are met from time to time during the event.
9) Protect your team from psychological harm by making sure there are no internal conflicts (like ego clashes, altercations, conflict of interest etc) among team members. If there are conflicts, then resolve them judiciously. Providing job security to your team is also very important. At no point any team member should feel that his job is under threat either by your actions or by someone else actions. Take care of your team beyond the work place. If any team member is facing a financial problem, then help him as much as you can.
10) A team member will not perform his best if he has considerable family problems. Try whatever you can to reduce his family problems. If you can’t do much at least accept his problems and empathize with him. Try to reduce his stress by giving him a day off or engaging him in the sport he likes the most. Ask you team members to be as supportive to him as possible. All this will help.
11) Majority of stress in an event is due to poor time management. It is hard to remain calm and focused when things are not going the way they should and you are running behind schedule. Plan ahead and plan each and every activity in great details. That’s the only solution.
12) Include rest and relaxation time in your daily schedule for yourself and for your team members.
13) Encourage yourself and others to adopt a healthy lifestyle like regular exercise, nutritious diet, yoga, meditation, tai chi, massage, sports etc.
(Further Reading: Stress Management - How to reduce, prevent and cope with stress)
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