Trend 2: Monk Mode

Our the ability to focus without distraction is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in our ever-connected world. Cal Newport calls this Deep Work and he contrasts it with shallow work:

• Deep work means those professional tasks that push your cogniti...

• Trying to focus on more than one thing at a time reduces your productivity by as much as 40%. That’s the cognitive equivalent of pulling an all-nighter.
• The average desk job employee loses 2.1 hours a day to distractions and interruptions. That add...

In order to make a holiday event inclusive for everyone, companies can come up with ways to celebrate and have fun together.

• They could set a clear expectation that for the first half-hour, employees will talk about their greatest accomplishments from the year and what they want to b...