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The great tradition of the work Christmas party is taking a bashing due to the financial crisis, the Australian Financial Review reported today.

With ongoing economic pressure Christmas celebrations are proving to be a struggle for some organisations, as they try to maintain the balance between boosting employee morale with an excellent party, and employee confidence, by doing the ‘right thing’ in terms of budget and avoiding extravagance.

Yet there is a shining star atop this thorny tree.

As business people world-over realise the advantages of collaboration, humility and a strong network in today’s business climate, networking events are becoming more popular than ever, meaning an increase in participation, and therefore in your likelihood of finding a solution to your business problem.

The holiday period can be slow for business, with many organisations closing their doors late December to early February. But our ability to network shouldn’t shut down as well. The festive environment of a Christmas party is a great place to build contacts and share a bit of cheer, before we are all too befuddled by festivities.

Infusion’s Christmas cocktail party and networking event for Sydney-siders is coming up on Wednesday 3rd of December. I encourage you all to come along to have a bit of fun and meet some new people.

Infusion

Signing off,

Louise.

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