Last week I arrived at work to find a dispiriting pile of advice had accumulated in my inbox over the new year break on how to be a great leader.
The list was long and familiar. Be authentic. Inspire purpose. Embrace uncertainty. None of it mentioned one bit of advice that the past few weeks have shown all sorts of leaders could use: when to cut short a holiday and get back to work.
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Financial Times
Pilita Clark is an associate editor and business columnist at the Financial Times. She writes a weekly column on modern corporate life, as well as features and other articles.
