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Do you take your work on holiday?

Wednesday, 22 August 2007

Senior executives are urged to leave their mobile devices behind when they go on holiday after its research revealed that 10% of senior executives are heading towards ‘derailment’, because of overwork and poor work-life balance.
Jonathan Perks, managing director of Leadership Services at HR consultants Penna, says: “Checking emails and taking work-related phone calls on holiday is unhealthy and can have a catastrophic effect on those executives who are not allowing themselves the time they need to recharge and de-stress. Mobile devices permit the pressures of work to escape onto the beach, meaning that bosses never have a respite from the constant demands of the office.

“Working such a vigorous schedule will inevitably lead to individuals becoming ‘toxic’, and this is where the potential for personal and professional derailment becomes a real risk. We should challenge the invasion of mobile devices into all aspects of our lives before we lose some of our top professionals for the sake of a few emails.”