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\"No<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you have projects that run on a calendar year, plan as though December does not exist. Plan to deliver your project by November 30, not December 31\u2026 unless you want to work between Christmas and New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things start to slow down in mid-December. Key stakeholders and executive sponsors may start taking their year end holidays. Vendors, suppliers, and contractors are all slowing down. Those who are still working will be under a lot of pressure to deliver to their high value customers. Hopefully, you are one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your planned project deadline is end November, you at least have a buffer of two weeks in the first half of December. You will need it in the US because the week of Thanksgiving (the last week of November) also doesn\u2019t exist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So instead of waiting until December to share my tips on how to weather the stress of project deadlines, I am sharing them in mid-November to give you a head start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Rest well to work well<\/a> <\/li>
  2. How to take a break from stress<\/a> <\/li>
  3. How to be creative under pressure<\/a> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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