The importance of taking vacation

Summer’s here, and vacation season has begun. Taking time away is vital, I believe, to being effective in your job.

Plenty of studies show that after a certain amount of time at work, you begin to lose your effectiveness. If you’re working 10 and 12 hours a day, your last four or five are probably not super effective.

Over the last 10 years, people generally assumed I was busy all the time because I was Sharonview Federal Credit Union’s CEO. And I’d always say: Being CEO is what I do; it’s not who I am. The idea of work/life balance, for me, has always been about staying fresh and avoiding burnout.

Here are a few thoughts on vacations and their benefits:

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