Time Away

A couple of weeks ago,  my family took a vacation to the beach for a week.   What did we do?

I caught up on my reading (mostly for pleasure)...

I cooked and ate...

and ate...

and ate...

and ate...

We all ate!

And we played, and played and played!!

And enjoyed family time

As a leadership lesson, time away can help renew our sense of purpose and refresh our attitude towards work.  Sometimes a break leads way to more productivity when we return.  

When you are sensing burnout, I would strongly encourage some time away.  It may not be a week, but  time away from the emails, the phone, and the office is one of the best leadership lessons we can teach ourselves.