Hi Reader,

I went into a store over the weekend, and noticed the Halloween candy already getting shoved in next to the holiday decor.

My mission was to get a pumpkin carving kit, but the Christmas trees activated an alarm in my brain. Needless to say, I left with my head spinning with of all the things I needed to do through December 31st.

The end of the year has a way of compressing everything. Year-end targets, budget decisions, performance reviews, holiday logistics. Gift season is heading straight for us, and you might still have Thanksgiving flights to book.

If you're like me, you're probably not ready to close out 2026 because there's still so much left to do, and yet you may already be building the vision for 2027 and beyond.

So for this edition, I wanted to share some new resources I've been working on to help support you through the season. None of these will magically make it less busy. But these interactive guides and references are designed to slow the panic and be a soft landing place to plan all the things while making sure you're keeping YOU on the list.

In this with you,

Alison

Q4 Survival Kit 🎉

Somehow it's only twelve weeks until December 21st.

It's the final push of the year.

So I wanted to pull together a few resources to help you navigate it all.

Take what's useful, and feel free to forward on to others you think this may help: these are for the leaders carrying the day-to-day, and for anyone who's trying to get to December in one piece.

NEW FOR Q4 → FEATURED SURVIVAL GUIDES

✨ NEW: For Anyone Trying to Stay Sane

An Interactive Q4 Checklist: For the person doing their job and the holidays at the same time. It has a two-minute check-in for the end of each day, and then a rolling, interactive checklist for getting through Q4 in one piece. Prompts to plan and others to reflect. Your progress saves as you go.

✨ NEW: For People Leaders Wrapping up the Year

The People Leader Checklist: For anyone managing people through Q4. Three short lists: your team, your planning, and you. It helps you see who's overloaded, decide what to push to January, and remember you're on the list too. This interactive guide saves as you go, bookmark this to come back to through the end of the year.

ALL Q4 Survival Guides

For Anyone: Staying Sane during the holidays

For the person doing their job and the holidays at the same time. It has a two-minute check-in for the end of each day, and then a rolling, interactive checklist for getting through Q4 in one piece. Your progress saves as you go. Get your FREE guide → HERE​

The People Leader Q4 Checklist

For anyone managing people through Q4. Three short lists: your team, your planning, and you. It helps you see who's overloaded, decide what to push to January, and remember you're on the list too. GET your FREE checklist → HERE​

For employees: Talking to your manager about workload

An article on how to bring up a heavy workload before it becomes a crisis. It's built with suggested prompts to start the proactive conversation. Read the article → HERE​

For Intentional 1x1's: The Mindful Manager Checklist

AA short set of checks to run before your next 1:1. It helps you notice when your team is running thin before you see it in missed deadlines or people going quiet. Two blocks for your team, and two for you. Get FREE Access → HERE​

🔔 EARLY ACCESS 🔔

A Round Table Discussion: Is Work Working?

It's not just you. If 2026 has felt hard, it's because it has been.

Some version of "work has been chaos" has been coming up in conversations all year. So I'm teaming up with Tara Kermiet, Career and Burnout Strategist, to host a roundtable conversation to talk about it.

• This will be a limited seat, (virtual) event. Capped at 40 seats, and not recorded.
• We’ll share what we’ve observed this year and facilitate an open conversation across all attendees to talk about the challenges showing up in your career or industry
• We'll wrap with some trends that we're tracking as we look ahead to 2027.

If you know someone this Newsletter might help, feel free to forward it on. Whether a manager, an HR partner, or a fellow friend just trying to survive the end-of-year mad dash, the Q4 Survival Guides are all free resources to help ease the Q4 juggle.

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