Scratch that Holiday Itch!

With the world becoming more and more competitive and cut throat, it is difficult for any executive or manager to take a holiday and remain blissfully ignorant of what's happening at the office

Scratch that Holiday Itch!

With the world becoming more and more competitive and cut throat, it is difficult for any executive or manager to take a holiday and remain blissfully ignorant of what's happening at the office. In some cases this behaviour could well lead to professional suicide.

Stay connected: A professional busy on her laptop while on a beach
is missing out on all the fun possible around

Moreover for some career oriented people, not knowing what's happening at the workplace is torture. The addiction to checking the office mail and keeping on the ball with the issues at work needs a quick fix even while on vacation. In fact, for most such personnel not being able to contact the office will actually ruin their vacation and that of those they are traveling with. So, we give you a few pointers on how to have your cake and eat it too:

Hello!
The easiest and most unobtrusive (to your vacation) way of keeping in touch is via the telephone. You could choose to use the landline in your hotel, or activate international roaming on your cell phone (expensive option), or even purchase a local SIM card in the country you are in. Keep a fixed time to call your assistant or temporary replacement, keeping in mind the difference in time zones. This way you will get to know what is happening as well as give advice on how to deal with any clients or situations that you are better accustomed to handling.

Email
According to studies at least 20% of executive carry their laptops with them while on vacation. Most hotels these days offer free WiFi services in the rooms so all you need to do is carry your laptop and hook on to the Net. Be sure to allow yourself just an hour a day so as to not get carried away and spend the equivalent of a workday in your hotel room. Even if you don't want to log your laptop on a vacation, check into a cyber caf ufffd and get the low down on the office.

Leave a message!
The best thing to do of course is to give your temporary replacement or your assistant the contact details for your hotel, ask them to contact you or leave a message for you in case of any emergencies or any queries they may have. This way you are not obliged to check in every day at the same time you are assured that you will be contacted in case of any major development. Modern technology has made it really easy for one to stay in contact with the work place from any corner of the world. Keeping in touch with work while on holiday also reduces the stress of catching up with the backlog once you join back. Just make sure you keep your time out from your vacation to a minimum!