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How to Enforce Your Boundaries During Paid Time Off (The Cut)

There can be real power in numbers, so if you can get your colleagues on board with a strategy (perhaps you can all plan to be unreachable when out of office and/or collectively ask your boss to respect your time off), the message will carry more weight.

How to Talk to Employees About Their Holiday Plans During a Pandemic (Inc.)

Ask employees to disclose whether they’re going to gather in large groups, and, if so, help them plan accordingly, which could mean asking them to request time off or to work remotely for a period of time.

How to Come Back from the Holidays Feeling Refreshed (Harvard Business Review)

A way to increase our chances of achieving our goals and give ourselves peace during the holidays is to spend sufficient time planning upfront. You’re less likely to set unrealistic goals if you also come up with an execution plan.