Times of disruption highlight one important truth that the best leaders already know: Change is an inescapable reality of the modern workplace.

Your staff are one of, if not the most, valuable assets of your business and it pays to take care of them. Studies from across the world have consistently found organisations that actively promote well-being are eight times more likely to have engaged employees

During the holiday season, it is easy to get caught up in the stress and chaos that can accompany this time of the year. Already demanding lives become even more hectic as additional shopping, cooking and spending combine to add even more anxiety. For most people, the result can be overwhelming.

The key to finding the real source of your productivity problem is to investigate your team as-is, rather than jumping directly to eliminating employees. A lot of times, if you can repair your issue at the root cause – most likely your process – you can boost your productivity exponentially without restructuring your whole organisation.