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90 Days of Different

The upcoming Memorial Day weekend ushers in summer. Summer brings long days filled with activities; a break from school for kids and most of all-summer vacations with family and friends. Summer means fun.

Among all the summer fun the stark reality is that business does not take a vacation. Deadlines don’t change, customer expectations don’t change.

As a result, summer also brings special scheduling challenges. Vacations mean people are away- so someone needs to cover for you while you are gone just as you need to cover for others too.  For the next 90 days there is a good chance that your team will not fully be intact – that is very different than at any other time of the year. Enjoying time off for one of us means juggling work to cover for one another. There remains pressure to perform.

You might be one of those people who will try to stay on top of things by working on your vacation. While your program or business team may require some level of engagement while away, it’s important not to short-change your family or the recuperative process. It is not fair to you; it is not fair to your family. It may be bad for your health. Vacations should not be stressful. Vacations are meant to be restorative.

Put imapMyTeam.com to work for you this summer in many ways:

Start by running your ‘Re-Energize’ report before you go away on vacation or take that long, extended weekend. It is personalized to what energizes and rejuvenates you. Take advantage of the tips.

When back from vacation-or after covering for others for several weeks- watch for signs of stress in your team-mates as well as yourself and use the ‘Succeed Under Pressure’ report to understand and then contend with the type of pressures we may be feeling when we are stretched thin. There are tips to help you and your colleagues stay on track.

There is a cure for the ‘summertime blues’ it is just a login away, right at your fingertips at imapMyTeam.