Managing People (when your not there)

You’re taking off a week to go to Hawaii or Paris — or maybe you’re just schlepping it over to your town, to visit family — and you tell your employees you’ll be unreachable for the week. Come Wednesday you start wondering if that important report got processed. So you call and check in. This kind micromanaging can cost you your team.

On the other hand...you are excited because you have recruited new people...but you are away for a few days ...what dou you do? and how can you manage you people given that they are new to the business?,

“The most successful executives presume that employees will act in the best interests of their company and to their full potentials — and don’t need to check in with them all the time. Those who can’t step away and trust that decisions can be made without them never get the best work out of subordinates.”

Ironically, checking in on your employees’ productivity can decrease yours.  Take this excerpt from an article by Carolyn Kepcher, former COO of Trump National Golf Club:

According to the Institute of Stress, job burnout costs the U.S. economy alone about $300 billion a year in accidents, employee turnover, diminished productivity and health costs.  One call won’t cause you to burn out, but the underlying mistrust that motivates it could. How can you relax while your gone? Put in the work before you leave — delegate authority, inform key contacts you’ll be out of the office, prioritize work for your team, and prepare a list of your priorities upon return (so you can let that go while your gone). This way you’ll show your employees you trust them, building their confidence, and give yourself a chance to truly be away — both physically and mentally.

Keep these ideas in mind when thinking about your next vacation:

• Plan your time off six months in advance, if possible. This gives your boss and co-workers - and you - plenty of time to prepare for your absence.
• Plan time off that's more relaxing than work. Too many people come home needing a vacation after a vacation. And don't visit eight cities in seven days.
• Don't have a schedule for every day. Leave a day or two without plans - spontaneity might lead to your most memorable vacation moments. And allow a day to do nothing but nap and read.
• Whether you travel or stay home for a week, do whatever you enjoy, and do it without deadlines. Leave goal-setting for work.
• If you simply can't leave home without your BlackBerry, fine, but set strict parameters and stick to them. Those gadgets can suck you back into the work world faster than you can apply suntan lotion. The best suggestion is to leave it home. Take my word for it: The world will stay on its axis without your help. And those with whom you travel will know that they truly are top priority.
  
  
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Planning for staff holidays

It's Aug. 20: Have you taken your summer vacation yet?

This is the week when many people pack up for one last big trip. If you've got kids, perfect timing - the final week or two of summer before school starts.

If you have booked a trip for this week, or recently took a summer break, good for you. But how many of you are thinking that the summer - and your vacation time - has slipped away? Probably too many.

Travel site expedia.com recently predicted Americans will forfeit more than 439 million vacation days in 2007. That's criminal.

Vacation is part of your employment agreement. And for good reason.

While it can be tough to find the perfect time to take that much-needed vacation, you owe it to yourself and your family to make it happen. And, you'll be a better employee - or employer - for it!