Staying Focused During the Holiday Season

Kevin Eikenberry offers these suggestions to keep the focus and results high as the bells ring louder and the shopping days disappear.

Rather than avoiding the challenges or denying the distractions the season offers, ESCAPE the problems by applying the suggestions below.

• Expect good results.
• Share spirit.
• Celebrate!
• Acknowledge the challenges and distractions.
• Present positive anticipation for the New Year.
• Engage outside your organization.

BOTTOMLINE: "These suggestions individually can help you navigate the holiday season more effectively. Taken together, however, they will help you ESCAPE the pitfalls and make December a valuable and productive close to the year and a jump start to the new one. "