Why Your Team Members Need a Vacation

It's summer, and you know what that means: vacation requests from your team. 

As a team leader, you dread these requests, because it diminishes your ability to make progress on our priorities.  Gratefully you have committed team members that will likely check their email and "keep things moving" while they're away. 

But does vacationing this way actually help you or your team rest & recover? Unfortunately no.  

Bad News: your team members absolutely NEEDS vacations where they can be fully offline. 

Good News: you absolutely NEED them to go on vacation and be fully offline to get the results you want. 

How can this be possible? Keep reading.

Why You and Your Team Don't Go Fully Offline on Vacation

Two words: stress and fear. 

• You already feel behind
• No one else takes vacations and goes fully offline
• You believe things will break if you or a member of your team is not available

In fact, 72% of workers don’t even go on vacation just to avoid post vacation stress and anxiety. 

Every Member of Your Team NEEDS a Vacation, Including You

The impact of work on you and your team is well documented:

• Your health is suffering - Work-related stress can lead to burnout, with a host of associated conditions (Source) 

• Your relationships are suffering - 76% of US workers report that workplace stress affects their personal relationships. (Source)
• Your impact at work is suffering - Stress decreases productivity and increases absenteeism (Source)

Vacations where you can fully unplug aren't just a perk, they are 100% necessary support your health and goals. 

Restful Vacations ARE Possible - You Just Need a Good Plan

High performing teams value and honor vacations for their team, and do so without breaking a sweat.  How? They have a good plan, that includes:

1. Setting the team up to be successful without them
2. Closing the loops & keeping them closed
3. Planing ahead for their return

If you need help here, we've created a free guide "Vacation 101: Taking a Necessary Break Without Breaking Your Team" to help you and your team take stress-free vacations, fully unplugged, without burdening your team.  This includes a step-by-step guide, 5 email templates, and a sanity-saving checklist to make it so simple and easy for you. Grab a copy today and share it with your team!