Not to be neglected. Do not give in to the temptation of believing that the whole organization would collapse in your absence. Plan for the same in advance and delegate while keeping your boss updated. You would be surprised to find that your team turned in a better performance while you were away to the Bahamas.
Companies like Daimler which facilitate a real ‘off’ from office would win in the long run. Incoming mails get deleted from your inbox and get diverted to someone else.
Before going off on vacation, an auto-reply mail along the following lines may come in handy:
‘Hi, I am on the Mars these days, missing Wi-Fi or cell signal, shall get in touch once I am back!’
The absence of a good manager is never felt, because his team is trained up so very well!
(Excerpt from my book ‘Surviving in the Corporate Jungle’, the English version of which was released recently. The Portuguese version of the excerpt follows.)
FÉRIAS
Não devem ser negligenciadas. Não ceda à tentação de acreditar que toda a organização entrará em colapso na sua ausência. Planeie as férias com antecedência e delegue as tarefas, mantendo o seu chefe informado. É capaz de ficar surpreendido ao constatar que a sua equipa teve um desempenho
melhor quando você estava ausente nas Bahamas.
Empresas como a Daimler, que facilitam um verdadeiro ‘desligar’ do escritório, ficam a ganhar no longo prazo. Os e-mails recebidos são apagados da sua caixa de entrada e reencaminhados para outro colega.
Antes de ir para férias, convirá redigir um e-mail de resposta automática, mais ou menos deste tipo:
“Olá, atualmente estou em Marte, sem Wi-Fi, nem rede detelemóvel. Entrarei em contacto consigo quando regressar!”
A ausência de um bom executivo nunca é sentida porque a sua equipa está muito bem treinada!




Yes to this – also love the illustration.
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Thank you.
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Railway to chalti rahegi
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Yes. Trains will keep running. So would be buses. Flights will continue to take off and land. Pretty soon, rockets for trips to the moon would also become affordable. But will the busy executives have the time? Would managements enable their employees to take a break?
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