The holiday season can be stressful. But as an association professional, there are ways you can de-stress and make your workload lighter. The holidays are often packed with activity. Wrapping up this year. Planning for next year. Fitting in shopping and other holiday hustle and bustle. But you don’t have to stress out. As an association professional, there are some highly effective things you can do to make your life easier. Let’s look at three ways to take some of the pressure off this holiday season.   Three ways association professionals can stress less this holiday season   1. Lighten the load on your association staff. One thing that can cause stress in your life is looking ahead to a pile of work waiting for you and your colleagues when you return from the holidays. So, think about how you can lighten the load on you and the rest of your association staff for next year by making changes that simplify and streamline your work. For example: Automate manual processes – Manual processes can be time-consuming and time-wasting. By automating some of your association’s processes, you can free up valuable staff time. For example, automate standard email communications, such as […]