The average worker is willing to give up 20 per cent of their pay to avoid schedules set by their employer on short notice, and 8 per cent of their wages to work from home, according to a study published by Stanford Economics. What this tells us more than anything is that people value having control over their own time.

Only 15% of the worldwide workforce feels engaged in their job, according to data from Gallup. Lower personal productivity becomes an obvious consequence and this can severely impact company success. Organisations such as Google, Netflix, and the UN are trying to tackle this by investing in management training programs to teach their next generation of leaders the soft skills that will strengthen company culture in the future.

The author of this article is Jenny Dearborn, Chief Learning Officer and Senior Vice President at SAP, author, artist, entrepreneur, athlete and mother of four. SAP is a Tech German company pioneering Mindfulness Leadership programs to improve employees wellbeing and critical thinking.