Holidays Can Be Stressful. They Don’t Have to Stress Out Your Team.

The holiday season can be the loneliest and most stressful time of the year for some people. When combined with workplace stress, the festive season can add stress. 

Just before the holiday season, employees are dealing with shortened deadlines, expectations for the end of the fiscal year, and coping with stressed-out customers. Studies also show that productivity drops by 10-20% as workers lack motivation and feel exhausted.

• Reach out. Use a survey to determine how your team wants to celebrate the holidays at work. 
• Be inclusive. The workplace becomes more enjoyable when team members recognize how people from different cultures celebrate holidays.
• Protect personal time. Try to offer an extra day off leading up to the holidays for employees to attend to personal needs.
• Rebalance workloads. Work and home pressure converge at this time of year. Review the workload and see if some project deadlines can move to the new year.
• Give time instead of gifts.