That holiday feeling.

5th September 2013

I have just come back from my two week holiday, which I spent at home having a very relaxing and enjoyable time. Obviously it helped having beautiful sunny weather for almost the entire two weeks, and it meant I could do lots of outdoor activities such as bike rides with my children, playing golf, watching cricket, swimming in the local river and other simple pleasures which I love (drinking a bottle of wine in the sun!).

The thing is I am able to truly relax, because I have a business which will keep going when I am not there, and I know when I get back there won’t be lots of issues and problems to sort out. My team knows what is going on, they are clear on their own roles and responsibilities, and they can look after our clients in my absence. So when I came back into work on Monday morning, within an hour I had cleared any issues which were outstanding, and was completely back in control, so I could push forward with our marketing and looking for new clients.

But how many business owners are in a position like this, where their staff look after the business while they are away, they deal with any issues as and when they arise, and they can be certain that on their return from holiday, all will be well, and they will not be stressed and harassed within a day or two of getting back? Is this a scenario you would like to have, but you can’t envisage how to make it happen? Take a good look at your business structure and ask yourself where you are short of staff, and what you could off-load. Look at the financial status of your business and work out what you would need to allow yourself to employ people, so that the business can work without you. Then start taking the first steps to making the necessary changes.

Holidays should refresh you, and allow you to return re-invigorated and full of enthusiasm. So why ruin it all by having a business which takes all those benefits away within days of your return? If you want help making this a reality, why not give me a call?

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