10/19/2026
It happens every year around this time. Businesses decide to throw out the months of November and December as if it were old food rotting in the refrigerator stinking up the joint. The excuses are endless and sound familiar: “Next week is Thanksgiving”; “We’re having our company Christmas Party”; “Our office will be closed for the week of Christmas, and then it’s New Years”. These excuses are usually followed by “call me after the first of the Year”.
My marketing professor had a saying, “Don’t give me excuses, give me results”. And while the excuses above may be valid, does it really justify throwing away 8 weeks of productivity.
It happens every year around this time. Businesses decide to throw out the months of November and December as if it were old food rotting in the refrigerator stinking up the joint.