November 14 may hold a key to your year-end goals

By Abbie Hatch, Marketing Manager for RoboHead

As the year begins to wind to a close, businesses and professionals alike gear up for the final push—and a well-deserved break. The last two months are a mix of holidays, family gatherings, and end-of-the-year deadlines. Balancing the festive spirit with work commitments can be challenging. Yet, every year, there’s an obvious rhythm to our productivity, which can be observed in the RoboHead 10000, with notable highs and predictable lows. In this post, we dive into these patterns, highlighting key dates to maximize output and offering strategies to navigate the festive season effectively.

The Last Push Before the Holidays

Based on the trends from previous years, November 14 is likely to be the most productive day in the remainder of 2023. While the festive season predictably brings its share of laid-back days, the spike in activity precisely 7 business days before Thanksgiving is a recurring and remarkable trend during the final two months of the year.

Tuesdays: The Powerhouse of the Week

Our deep dive earlier this year revealed that Tuesdays consistently top the charts as the most productive day of the week. So, it’s only fitting that this pivotal pre-holiday productivity peak aligns with a Tuesday.

Days to Watch Out For

In mapping out the calendar year, we highlighted several dates that typically exhibit a dip in productivity. For your planning purposes, these are the days to watch:

• November 23 & 24
• December 22, 25 & 26
• December 29 & 30

2023’s Remarkable Productivity Wave

This year has ushered in an unprecedented wave of creativity and initiative. The momentum in projects and tasks is reminiscent of times before the COVID-19 pandemic. The looming question remains: Will this heightened productivity alter the typical holiday slowdown? While we anticipate a certain impact, the overarching trends of the festive season will likely maintain their patterns, albeit at a relative pace compared to other days in the month.

The Silver Lining of December

Despite the anticipated lulls surrounding Christmas and the dawn of the New Year, early December shines with potential. The first weeks promise renewed energy and a possible uptick in productivity.

Strategies to End 2023 Strong

• Prioritize What You Can: Determine which projects are essential to complete before the year ends and which can be transitioned to the new year.
• Set Clear Goals: With the team, outline what success looks like for the remainder of the year.
• Encourage Breaks: Ensure team members are taking necessary breaks to avoid burnout, especially with the holiday rush.
• Celebrate Achievements: Take moments to acknowledge and celebrate the year’s successes. Recognizing hard work boosts morale and motivation.
• Plan Ahead: Utilize the early weeks of December effectively and lay the groundwork for the upcoming year.

With the right strategies and awareness of these productivity patterns, the end of the year can be both fulfilling and festive.

About RoboHead: 

RoboHead is a project management platform built for creative and marketing teams that gets everyone on the same page and allows you to focus on creative work that drives your company’s growth. Learn more at RoboHead.net.

About the Index: RoboHead 10000 tracks marketing activity in real-time across industries, geographies, and company sizes during a given time period. In order to account for continuously adding new users, the raw data is averaged by two ratios, involving users and accounts,  in order to normalize the resulting data. At the beginning of the year for each time period (daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly), 100 has been assigned as a constant, so that all future data for that period will be measured against that relative value.