Vacation is misunderstood.

Vacation is not just a break from work. It’s work taking a break from you.

It’s a common practice on Trading Floors and I argue it should be encouraged in other industries as well: A complete 100% break from the work for at least one week or more. At RD Advisors we encourage vacation of employees and our executives (often climbing mountains or traveling internationally).

Here is why: On the trading floor it's to make sure someone is not hiding losses. In other businesses it is to ensure that there is a back-up / work around for every team member, including the partners. If the business doesn’t work without the partners/senior executives involved then they are not working on the business, they are working in it, imho.

It’s also a way to allow team members to take on new challenges and rise to the occasion.

So no, I did not take a vacation; RD Advisors took a vacation from me. And it did just fine.

Enjoy the summer holiday’s folks as a public and private service.

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