You deserve a break, you need a rest, which means you don't want your precious time off interrupted by annoying work.
So this is how to enjoy a stress free hols, without calls, emails and other irritants from bosses, staff or colleagues.
With all due fanfare, I can highly recommend the fine art of signposting.
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Signposting does exactly what it suggests.
Makes it very clear, via a big, obvious signpost…
That something important is coming.
In this case, your time off.
So you won’t be around to answer questions, respond to emails, or deal with issues.
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Here’s an example of the power of signposting:
Last week I had a big online meeting, but I was also expecting a delivery.
Rather than break the flow of the meeting, damage the rapport, and risk appearing unprofessional, I made a joke at the beginning.
- Isn’t it funny how deliveries always arrive at the most inconvenient moments?
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Halfway through the meeting came the inevitable knock at the door and I had to get up.
But because I’d signposted the issue, the only reaction was chuckling.
Plus amused questions about what I’d received when I returned.
(A new jacket, by the way.)
In other words, the problem was defused. All thanks to signposting.
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So, if you signpost your break clearly and early to customers, colleagues, and bosses…
They’re far more likely to remember it and respect it.
