As a project manager at difgl, Sina Heider is primarily responsible for maintaining a good overview. However, this is not so easy during phases with a high workload and pressure. Her professional career began in the moving image sector. Today, she has found ways and means to protect herself in these phases, even with a new professional orientation, and to continue to deliver high-quality work. However, she says that the responsibility does not only lie with the employees. Find out what else is involved in the short interview.
What is the best way to deal with phases of high workload? Are there measures to reduce stress during such times?
For me, phases of high workload primarily mean finding structure and clearly prioritising – also in exchange with colleagues, in order to prevent misunderstandings that often slow down the work unnecessarily. Personally, I have to pay attention to regularity in my diet and exercise, and I need a lot of rest and time in the fresh air to get through stressful phases calmly and thoughtfully.
What challenges are you often confronted with and how should you face them?
The challenges are often that you feel paralysed by the many to-dos and don’t know where to start. Here, it helps me to make a clear plan and work through one thing after the other and to acknowledge that the situation is challenging.
How can a company promote a healthy work-life balance for its employees?
In general, I also think it is important that a company recognises strenuous work phases and remains flexible in order to allow employees recovery phases, so that an employee remains motivated in the long term and does not burn out. In my opinion, it is also necessary for the employer to maintain a healthy work-life balance themselves and to demonstrate this to the team.
