As we mentioned last month, the Replicon Productivity Index mines a huge trove of data to reveal facts you can use to improve your organization’s efficiency. For example, if you know the percentage of employees who are likely to request vacation days during a given period, you can budget to hire fill-in help. Now, we’ve made it easy to see 5 Fun Findings from the Index: A new infographic takes a playful approach to presenting facts you can use to avoid productivity slumps. (Keep in mind that the Replicon Productivity Index is based strictly on aggregated, anonymized data—we never use any specific company or individual information).

As in any good infographic, the data points speak for themselves, but we did have fun with some of the labels. Examples: Sick as a Top Dog and Jack Frost Takes a Toll. See the full-sized version here, or just click the smaller one below. (Then start planning which long weekends you’ll make longer!)