For the first time in my working life, I took three weeks off this year and it was blissful. No sleep deprivation, no Teams meetings and no emails.
Of course the daily work carried on, but skilled staff who can deputise and manage in our absence are to be hugely valued. In leadership terms I have read that rest and recuperation also serves a crucial role in helping us “get our hunger back”.
I confess it didn’t feel that way on my first day back in work which was more “rabbit in the headlights” and missing an afternoon siesta, however, having overcome the initial shock I can feel that inner urge to make a difference has been re-fuelled.
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