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Plan Ahead: Upcoming Holidays for USA and Offshore Teams 🌍 As we approach the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, it's essential to prepare for upcoming holidays to keep your projects and builds on track. Mark these dates in your calendar: 🇺🇸 USA Holidays: 📅 Thanksgiving: November 28–29, 2024 (Thursday–Friday) 📅 Christmas: December 24–25, 2024 (Tuesday–Wednesday) 📅 New Year’s Eve & Day: December 31, 2024 (Tuesday) – January 1, 2025 (Wednesday) 🌏 Offshore Consideration: 📅 Chinese New Year: Week of January 28, 2025 Whether you're coordinating across time zones or finalizing schedules, a little foresight can ensure smooth operations. Let’s wrap up the year strong and kick off 2025 seamlessly! #Holidays #PlanningAhead #GlobalTeams #ProjectManagement

Navigating Last-Minute Moving Before New Year’s Eve: A Complete Guide Moving before New Year’s Eve, especially at the last minute, can be overwhelming with all the holiday festivities and increased demand for moving services. Whether it’s due to a new job, lease expiry, or personal reasons, moving during this time is challenging but can also be rewarding as you get to start the year fresh in a new space. Here’s how you can manage a last-minute move before New Year’s Eve smoothly, with professional tips and planning strategies to ease the process. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/dzZB-guT #LocalMovers#LocalMovingServices#LocalMovingCompany#LocalMoving#LastMinuteMoving

Local Moving Before New Year’s Eve: Start the New Year Settled Moving before New Year’s Eve can be the perfect way to begin the year in a new space without any lingering tasks. The idea of ringing in the New Year from a freshly set-up home brings a sense of accomplishment and peace. By moving before the holiday season ends, you avoid the last-minute rush and ensure you start the year on the right foot. Must Have Movers is here to help make your local move a breeze, so you can focus on celebrating, not stressing over moving logistics. READ MORE: https://justpaste.it/gipzz #LocalMovingServices#LocalMovers#LocalMovingCompany#LocalMoving#LastMinuteMoving

No Fooling: April's Public Holidays in South Africa & How to Keep Your Business Thriving As South African business leaders know all too well, April isn't just about April Fool's jokes – it's Mid-Q1 and our calendar throws us a real curveball. Between Heritage Day, Freedom Day, Family Day, Good Friday, and extra school holidays, and Workers Day….every year, March, April and May could feel like our businesses are running a marathon with too many pit stops. But here's the thing: These holidays celebrate our nation's rich heritage and important values. So instead of seeing this as a business obstacle, let's transform it into an opportunity for strategic growth. Here are some strategies to start thinking about how to "holiday-proof" your business: 1. Think Quarterly, Not Monthly Map your Q1 targets with April's rhythm in mind. Front-load your March pipeline and build momentum in May. This balanced approach helps smooth out the revenue rollercoaster. 2. Cash Flow Engineering Build your "April Buffer" starting in January. Those 3-4 months of strategic cash management can make the difference between stress and success during the holiday season. 3. Digital Transformation is Your Friend Automate what you can. While your team enjoys their well-deserved breaks, let your digital systems keep working. Whether it's customer service chatbots or automated billing systems, technology doesn't take holidays. 4. Turn Holidays into Opportunities Consider how your business can actually leverage these breaks. Can you run special holiday campaigns? Create themed promotions? Sometimes the "quiet" periods are perfect for growing your customer base when they have time to engage. 5. Team Planning Create rotating schedules that ensure business continuity while respecting team members' holiday time. Happy, well-rested teams are productive teams. Successful South African businesses plan for Q1 and thrive through it. #SouthAfricanBusiness #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #PublicHolidays #BusinessGrowth #EntrepreneurshipInAfrica

It's here! Our 2025 Holiday Calendar📆 Keeping up with diverse holidays, heritage months, and cultural observances throughout the year can be a challenge, but we’ve got you covered. Our 2025 #DiversityHolidays Calendar is here to help! What’s Inside: - Over 150 holidays and observances - Linked resources with best practices for inclusive celebrations - Options for a printable PDF or integration with your online work calendar Ready to start planning? Download our free 2025 calendar today at the link in the comments. #EmployeeEngagement #HolidayCalendar

Back in the office today, after a week away in St.Ives, which can only mean one thing… Holiday number two is officially over and so are my trips to sunnier climates! (for this year anyway) 😅 It’s always a strange one when the summer holidays end as you only really have two or three months of solid work before the gin comes out and the Christmas festivities begin. It’s important to use this time to reflect and set yourself up for success going into 2025. Here are three things I’ll be getting in check, before the end of the year, now I’m back from the last of my summer hols: 🌞 Current Processes & Plan For The Year Ahead It can be easy to return from your holiday and slip into the same thing as before your break. By taking a moment to assess current processes and ways of working, you can make any necessary improvements to ensure you are moving forward and not staying stagnant in your day-to-day. 🌞 Client Meetings & Catch-Ups It won’t just be you that’s taken time away from work, the clients we work with would have done too. Throughout this period, there is likely to have been changes within their business whether this be with new hires or their business goals. Use this time to realign and set targets so you can both achieve what you need to achieve. 🌞 Goals At the start of the year we all set goals but January was nine months ago and a lot would have changed by now with things being achieved and personal/business goals shifting. Now is a great time to review them, set new milestones or keep old milestones at the top of mind to have the best chance of hitting them before 2025. — By focusing on these areas, you'll be able to close out the working year strong and be in the position to book next years holiday too 😉 For me, I’m thinking it’ll be two week vacay to Italy! #recruitment #recruiting #customersuccess

It’s been a whirlwind year, but think about how you can bring a little festivity into the office. It doesn’t have to be a big whole thing because that can be a little much, right? But something to show the team you appreciate them and the hard work that they’ve put in over the last year would be a great way to round out the year. And do the same for clients! Small tokens of gratitude (though maybe not the standard desk calendar; we’ve had enough of those) are great ways to show how much you cherish their business. Happy holidays! #holidays #business #ClientRelationships #morale #BusinessTips

Family is everything — at home, at work, everywhere. So from our family to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season. Happy Holidays! #HappyHolidays #Christmas #NewYears #meetingplanner #conferenceplanner #meetingplanning #conferenceplanning

Holidays are more than breaks from routine; they are gateways to cultural introspection and creative revitalization. These 'cultural sabbaticals' allow us to gather fresh experiences and perspectives, aligning with Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s cultural dimensions to enhance our problem-solving and creative pocesses.organizations.#CulturalIntelligence #Leadership #Innovation #TrompenaarsHampdenTurner"

🌍 Human Connection Knows No Boundaries—Even During Holidays 🌍 As our team returns from their well-deserved holidays, we’re reminded of something profound: even when we scatter across the globe, our connections as humans remain unbroken. From the rugged coastlines of Ireland, the historic streets of Poland, and the bustling cities of Belgium to the serene fjords of Norway, the snowy peaks of the French Alps, the sun-kissed beaches of Vendée, a swimming pool in Ibiza, and the timeless beauty of Italy, one thing is clear—we’re all part of a global tapestry that binds us together. But this isn’t just about travel. In a world that often emphasizes division and competition, our shared experiences—whether exploring new cultures or simply taking a break—reaffirm a simple truth: we are more alike than different. Just as Rutger Bregman challenges us to rethink societal norms, let’s challenge ourselves to see our colleagues not just as coworkers, but as fellow travelers on this journey we call life. This summer, our team didn’t just visit new places—they brought back new perspectives, stories, and a renewed sense of connection. Because no matter where we go, the essence of who we are—our values, our curiosity, our humanity—remains constant. So, as we step back into our daily routines, let’s carry forward the spirit of unity and understanding. Let’s continue to connect, share, and grow, not just as professionals, but as people. After all, it’s these human connections that truly make our work meaningful. Welcome back, everyone. Let’s make this season as enriching as the last, together. ✨ #HumanConnection #GlobalTeam #DiversityAndInclusion #WorkplaceCulture #RutgerBregman Manu Cammaert, Véronique Hoex, Hugo HENRY, Maryline De Beukelaer, Bart Oste, Johan Van den Branden, Anne Stouffs, M. Claire Van de Velde