July 8, 2003

Summer is finally here and so are the vacation requests
Posted by tzannos@bostonworks.com">Svetlana Husseini at 10:47 AM -

Okay, so Memorial Day weekend is the unoffical start of summer but with 50 degree temps and monsoon like rains, most of us spent that weekend rearranging our closets, not taking vacations. Okay, so the summer solstice- the official start of summer- was June 21. That too was a rain soaked chilly weekend. With my closets were already organized, I sat in my living room watching my lawn grow out of control. Ah, but now, now the July 4th weekend was hot and steamy. Summer has finally arrived and seems to be sticking around. Time to plan a vacation.

And I am not the only one thinking this. Summer vacation requests are rolling in, how do you manage them? How do you make sure that you still have enough people to run your business? This article from the Pittsburgh Business Times will help you answer these questions.

Managers have to prepare in advance for vacation season and take into account organizational demands and determine how much of that work can be carried out internally.

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