Tolerable Work Demands

Healthy work should be challenging—but not overwhelming. Based on the Tolerable Work Demands dimension of the SMART Work Design Model, this course explores how workload, cognitive demands, emotional demands, and role pressures influence employee wellbeing and performance. You'll learn practical strategies for recognising unhealthy demands and creating work that remains both productive and sustainable.

Chapter 1. What Are Tolerable Work Demands?

Chapter 2. The Different Types of Work Demands

Chapter 3. Recognising When Demands Become Harmful

Chapter 4. Why More Work Is Not Always Better

Chapter 5. Balancing Demands and Resources

Chapter 6. Reducing Unnecessary Work Pressure

Chapter 7. Supporting Healthy Recovery

Chapter 8. Creating Work That Challenges Without Overwhelming

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Sustaining Work Design

Micro Learnings

Healthy work is not just productive—it is sustainable. Based on the Sustaining dimension of the SMART Work Design Model, this course explores how work can be designed to support long-term health, recovery, and performance. You'll learn practical strategies to create work that enables employees to thrive today while remaining healthy, engaged, and productive throughout their careers.