This year, as I am interviewing people for my clients, I am asking candidates about their vacation plans. I am super pleased to find out that people are taking time off this year! Thank the stars!
As the world is opening up and people are leaving their houses for the first time in over a year, there is this feeling of restlessness and “I have to get out of here for a while!”
Vacations have always been important: whether you go somewhere exotic or have a “stay-cation” and spend the week at the pool working on your tan lines. But especially this year, vacation is more important than EVER.
Not only are people burnt out, a huge amount of people are leaving their jobs. If you want to keep your best employees, my advice is always to let them go on vacation. And when they are gone, make sure that you are covering their work so that they can completely unplug.
We know that innovation comes from experiences outside the office. So, if you are worried that no work will get done, some of the BEST work happens when you and your team unplug.
They get a killer tan, and you get solutions to big problems.
Win/win.