The holiday season is almost upon us—hard to believe, but it’s true! While the holidays can be fun and bring some merriment to the office, they can also create a lot of stress. In this episode, we discuss creative ways to proactively manage absences, maintain productivity, and handle project management challenges during the holidays. So grab some mulled cider or Christmas Ale and join us for our final episode of Season 2! Thank you so much for listening, and if you've been a loyal listener, for sticking with us through Season 2! We're working on some really cool stuff for Season 3, so we hope you'll join us again next year! Many of our ideas from this episode came from or were inspired by this article: https://www.hrbranches.com/blog/Holidays-Time-Off-And-Productivity and https://allwork.space/2023/11/4-not-grinchy-strategies-to-beat-the-holiday-productivity-slump/ Don't forget that our online classes are now available! Take advantage of some of the slow times this holiday season and take a course that will get you ready to break barriers next year! Go to https://monarch-university.thinkific.com/ to check out all of the available courses! Have a safe, healthy, and peaceful holiday season. We will see you in 2025!!