How to Avoid Year-End Time-Wasting

CHICAGO (TheStreet) — It’s become a seasonal tradition: employees celebrating their post-Thanksgiving return to work by logging on and ordering holiday presents on “Cyber Monday.”

Expecting your workers to be productive over the next couple of weeks is a tall order. Unless you’re in retail, December tends to be a slow month, with workers counting down the days till vacation. As offices empty out, even owners find themselves browsing Amazon (Stock Quote: AMZN) wish lists rather than year-end paperwork.

But the last few weeks of the year don’t have to be a total loss. Here are five suggestions for making the most of the quiet time…

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