It’s the time of year when people start to talk about vacations. For too many of us, all we do is talk. Fifty-five percent of Americans do not use all their vacation time (Those of you in civilized countries feel free to smirk and berate us. We deserve it). In fact, we collectively leave 768 million vacation days unused! That’s not the worst of it. Even when we do take the … [Read more...]
The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Lead Your Hybrid Team Today
by Kevin Eikenberry I just got back from vacation recently, and as a leader of a hybrid team myself, I made sure to follow one of the most important pieces of advice I give to leaders: When you are on vacation, be on vacation. Now, while I was on vacation, I wasn't writing in this space and...this is really amazing, I know...Life went on for you, you continued to do … [Read more...]
Take Your Darned Vacation Days
We learned a lot during the first year of working from home. One of the things nobody expected was that it is a lot harder to take time off than anyone previously thought. We know this because a record number of people didn’t take vacation or personal time last year, or if they did they left a lot of it unused. Now that we are a year in, many of us will continue to work from … [Read more...]
Why Do You Need Time Off When You’re Already at Home?
If you’re already working from home, and not going into the office, why do you need to take time off? This was a real question a reporter asked me the other day. My response was a carefully crafted list of reasons taking time off is important, no matter the circumstances. What I really wanted to say was, “seriously, dude?” The question reveals a couple of deep-seated biases … [Read more...]