Harmonic Minute
I don’t want to freak you out, but with less than 6 weeks until Christmas, many businesses are running the risk of losing a whole quarter of productivity.
Here’s what this looks like:
- People are starting to check out now and put things off until the ‘New Year’. This means a slowdown from 6 weeks before Christmas, lights out until mid-Jan and virtually no progress until February. That equals one quarter.
- If most of your team is off from 20 December to mid/late January, you’ll be lucky if they’re productive again much before February.
- Given the corporate world doesn’t wake up again until February, by the time momentum gets going again it’s March. This gives you about 4 months to win any big deals or execute any major pieces of work this financial year.
I don’t know any business that can afford to write off a quarter in the current economic environment.
If you’re planning on heading into the holiday period without a draft strategy or game plan, your return to work is going to be rough.
I’m not saying, don’t take a break. Just to prepare and make it easy to get going again – and to let your subconscious do a little work and come up with great ideas while you’re walking on the beach.
Here’s how:
- Time-block 1 hour every week before Christmas and write down your game plan for 2025. Start now.
- Capture your ideas, thoughts, goals and key relationships.
- Write down what you’ve achieved this year and what you’ve learned.
- Do the high priority work immediately.
This is about making the most of the next 6 weeks and setting yourself and your business up for success.
If you want my planning template just contact me and I’ll send it to you.
Nina
PS. We’re helping our clients work through these challenges and set their businesses and teams up for success and growth in 2025.
If you’ve been thinking about this for a while, join the next Ask Me Anything, contact me here or just give me a call and we’ll bounce some ideas around – 0400 033 937.
PPS. My eBook has a bunch of strategies for engaging new markets. Download it here – Strategies for Growth in Uncertain Markets