"When you have absolutely no time to rest, it is time to rest." (Sidney J. Harris)
An interesting study was conducted by VK Business together with the research company ResearchMe:
25% of Russian entrepreneurs do not remember the last time they were on vacation;
33% of business people regularly work overtime;
70% work even during teacher database vacation, continuing to control the activities of their companies;
50% of managers work on weekends.
Every fourth manager does not take vacation because he cannot fully trust the professionalism of his team.
But here's what's interesting! Among the entrepreneurs surveyed, 56% believe that a manager should have free time that he can spend on rest.
Why a manager needs rest
To develop your business, an entrepreneur sometimes needs to look at it from the outside. Rest is a great opportunity to rethink business processes. When the brain stops doing routine tasks, it begins to generate new ideas: what and how can be improved or changed for the growth and development of the company, to make it even more efficient and commercially successful.
If some processes stop working without the manager's involvement, this is a sure sign that they require adjustment. Take a break, look at how your marketing, sales, supplies, etc. work.
Another undeniable advantage of a manager's vacation: employees mature. Colleagues learn to understand each other better, and the cohesion and level of responsibility of individual team members increases.
In the absence of the manager, employees become more independent and, let's be honest, they get a little rest from the manager's control. After all, a rested boss is a good boss!
Why a manager needs rest
Every second manager returns from vacation with new insights. After a full rest, an entrepreneur has new ideas and growth points, thanks to which he can reach a new level and scale his business projects.
Well, and don't forget that all people are prone to burnout and fatigue, so rest is simply necessary. Including the heads of large corporations.
“I consider the overly intense work regime without rest that I followed at first to be a mistake.
I would be more effective: a better leader and more focused. I would have fewer panic attacks. I would have fewer conflicts with colleagues and I would have more energy... And I would be happier."
Dustin Moskovitz,
Co-founder of Fac