The Power of Going Off Grid - could you do it?

Tony Schwartz wrote in his recent CEO.com blog post, "I am the chief executive of my company, with responsibility for 30 people in the United States and another two offices overseas. As part of my vacation last month, I took two weeks when I was completely offline and didn’t check in to my office at all. Was this a wise move? Was it responsible?"

Tempting - isn't it. Anyone in a high profile, demanding position - must surely entertain the idea of unplugging and going off grid for a period of time.

Do you think it's a good idea, or more to the point, do you think you could actually do it?

Tony's experience was positive.

"I returned to the office this week feeling re-energized and inspired by the opportunity to reflect, read and relax. A couple of significant client issues had arisen in my absence, but they didn’t require my involvement. The most common reason many of us feel compelled to answer e-mail constantly is that we are addicted to feeling connected. And by the end of two weeks, I couldn’t resist checking e-mail any longer, even knowing that if anything critical arose, my office would find me."

His experience inspired him to implement 2 experiments at work. Read about those in The Power of Stepping Back.

CEO.com | The Power of Stepping Back

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