5 productivity hacks you'll be thankful for

Time's always at a premium in the IT industry, but with the holidays approaching, it can seem impossible to get anything done. Just in time for the hectic holiday season, CIO.com has gathered five key productivity hacks to help you make the most of your time, based on communication and collaboration solutions company Jabra's recent research on workplace productivity. Here are their top productivity hacks you'll be thankful for.

A 2015 study from the Association for Psychological Science found that telecommuting can make for happier employees. It attributes some of this to the fact that employees are grateful for the flexibility, and therefore work hard to prove they can be as responsible outside of the office as they would be in the office. Survey results show that telecommuting is associated with greater job satisfaction, less work related stress and improved job performance.

That's great news for remote workers and the businesses that employ them, but with all of these great benefits, remote workers still struggle with maintaining strong relationships with coworkers. And it makes sense, if you aren't in the office every day, it can be difficult to maintain relationships that might organically occur when you work side by side with co-workers every day.

Time's always at a premium in the IT industry, but with the holidays approaching, it can seem impossible to get anything done. Just in time for the hectic holiday season, CIO.com has gathered five key productivity hacks to help you make the most of your time, based on communication and collaboration solutions company Jabra's recent research on workplace productivity. Here are their top productivity hacks you'll be thankful for.