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“Many CFOs understandably feel they must remain diligenyt helping steer their firms through thedownturn and, just as important, prepared the business for an ultimate recovery,” says Paul executive director of Robert Half Management Resources. The California-based firm surveye 1,400 CFO financial officers about their vacationh plans for thecoming year. Thirty-onwe percent percent said the economty was causing them to postpone or reduce theidrvacation time. While such intentions may be in the best interestt ofthe company, takingf breaks from work can help bring “a fresh approach to business projectsx and challenges,” McDonald says.
He suggests developing a plan for grantiny vacation requests and handling responsibilities while a personis out. Vacationxs can serve as an opportunityfor high-potential employeed who fill in to prov e themselves worthy of future advancement. Still, McDonald says managers of small organizations need to be careful not to overload the remaining workers when someoneis out.