Ep.13 - Time Off: Setting The Standard
Downtime is not lost time.
When you love your work and are passionate about your long-term goals, time off can seem like a loss of momentum. However, just as athletes can’t improve their performance without giving their bodies time to recuperate, researchers and entrepreneurs can sometimes make faster progress by hitting the pause button.
00:32 Introduction
As Damien welcomes Nick back from a two-week vacation, your hosts from Experimental Designs Consulting chat about the value of disconnecting from work.
02:22 Don’t stress out—stress test!
In a culture in which being busy and tired is often seen as a badge of honor, the thought of taking a vacation can create some anxiety. If that sounds all too familiar, it might help to think about the business as well as the personal benefits of disconnecting from work.
13:00 Show ‘em how to (not) do it
There are enough obstacles to taking time off without the boss creating an anti-vacation work culture. In this segment, Nick and Damien talk about the importance of leaders showing their teams that it’s OK and even encouraged to take a vacation, without guilt. No EDC client has ever said that a break was a waste of time, and maybe one day even Damien will try it!
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