A new start

Easter has come and gone and whilst we're still in the midst of the holiday break, it's always so refreshing to talk to people after everybody has been off work for a few days. Massive issues and pressing problems have receded and become slightly more manageable as perspective has its wicked way with the nations executives.

There's a lot to be said about taking a break, either from work or from a problem or challenge.

I feel more people seem to be actually taking their holidays now. When I was first working, people would routinely only take 50-70% of their holiday time, sometimes losing it at the end of the year becausde they were too busy to take time off. Now that everything moves so quickly and employer loyalty has diminished, employees take their breaks and enjoy the time. A client of ours has recently revamped their benefits package. An increase in holiday allowances seems to be the biggest hit with the team.

For more topical issues, the weekend is the biggest fixer. It often intervenes when people don't know what to do with a problem and they come back monday with a solution or an idea.

Time heals.