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title: "Don't Wait Until the Last Minute (Like You Did Last Year)... Start Planning Now"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8b8f4029-bce6-4885-a8bd-00ec81ec6800
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/dont-wait-until-the-last-minute-like-you-did-last-year-start-planning-now-2707889
category: "General"
published: 2018-09-18T21:16:14.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:32.777Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5441f30c7e696a9eee1e2dc3927a010a3779.jpg
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# Don't Wait Until the Last Minute (Like You Did Last Year)... Start Planning Now

**TL;DR:** A business owner provides tips on how to prepare for year-end and the beginning of 2019. Carrie, a frequent keynote speaker, shares suggestions for HR and leadership development.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/dont-wait-until-the-last-minute-like-you-did-last-year-start-planning-now-2707889).*

## Story

When business owners and HR managers are proactive and begin to prepare for year-end now, it is much less stressful.

I have four quick suggestions on how to make the end of the year, and the beginning of 2019, a little less hectic…

*Carrie is a frequent keynote speaker on HR and leadership topics and regularly conducts employee training and leadership development workshops as well. She is the author of the recently published book,* Restaurant Operator's HR Playbook: Your Hands-On Playbook for Finding, Hiring, and Developing Leaders *and Implementing Organized People Systems and has been featured in* Entrepreneur*,* Restaurant News*,* Pizza Today *and* Independent Restaurateur*.*

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- leadership development (topic)
- year end planning (topic)
- hr development (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/dont-wait-until-the-last-minute-like-you-did-last-year-start-planning-now-2707889). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8b8f4029-bce6-4885-a8bd-00ec81ec6800).