Managing the Company When the Boss is Away

Online, July 18, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Norwich, UK- Exec Digital presents the definitive guide for how to manage the business while the boss is on vacation. As the boss takes time off to recharge their batteries - soaking up the sun while holidaying at some exclusive resort, sipping a glass or two of Château Margaux or some other fine wine considered too valuable for their owners ever to uncork - their deputy steps up to the plate and assumes responsibility for the ensuing two weeks. But while the cat's away, the mice won't have too much time to play - especially in today's ever-increasing no-room-for-error workplace.

Tempting though it may be to celebrate this temporary cessation of authority from above, those charged with the responsibility of deputizing for the CEO may find stepping into the bosses shoes a somewhat tricky proposition. Aside from doing your own job you need to understand the job your CEO does, and view things from their perspective rather than simply concerning yourself with how things work within your immediate comfort zone. The next few weeks are an opportunity for you to raise your own profile within the company - providing you go about it the right way.

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things," says Peter Drucker, Management Consultant for some of the world's largest corporations. And doing the right things is the challenge when the big cat is out of town.

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