How to handle holiday vacation requests (when everyone wants off)
Your office can’t be empty, but employees want time off for the holidays. What can you do? Here’s how to handle holiday vacation requests.
Abe Turner
Performance Consultant |
Houston, Texas
Abrahm Turner, currently enrolled at University of Houston, Victoria pursuing a graduate degree in forensic psychology. He has completed his MBA from University of Texas, Dallas and undergraduate studies in business management. He is currently a senior performance consultant, and responsible for client management, performance management, and project management with performance improvement for Insperity, and an adjunct marketing instructor for Lee College, where he teaches current students inside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system. Abrahm formerly held various roles at The Coca-Cola Company such as senior information and governance manager, regional records and information manager. Abrahm is an expert in quality systems management and process improvement, and focuses on analyzing business processes and identifying redundancies to create effective solutions in operations and administrative capacities.
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