LEAVE IT WITH KLB

Our Beliefs

Leave Should Be Leave

The individual taking leave should be on LEAVE. There should be no expectations on the individual taking leave to move work forward or to communicate with team members.

Ease Off & Back On

The best way for this to work is for the person on leave to ease off work, and to ease back to work. There must be transition overlap time between the person filling in for leave and the individual going on leave. Additionally, there must be an easing back on to work, again with an overlap. Life is different than when the individual left for leave, and it’s imperative that this reality is understood and addressed.

Work Can Move Forward

With intentional planning, meaningful work can continue moving forward while individuals are on leave. There is no need to pause projects, move clients, or work streams during leave. By designing a leave plan, those taking leave and managers can ensure work can continue forward.

Only Works with Trust

Trust is an imperative foundation for any partnership, but especially one where an individual is intentionally unavailable. The organization, and individuals within the organization must trust the person filling in for the leave-position. And, the person filling in must trust that the managers and organization will not throw them to the wolves.

How Do We Do It?

Identify the profile of Candidate Qualifications that are must have and nice to have for your Leave Replacement Individual.
Sketch out the major Domains and Workstreams to take over, the Big Rocks and Milestones to meet, a clear RASCI to drive communication and integration of teams and individuals, and important knowledge transfer.
Check Out RESOURCES below for a Self-Guided Leave Reflection and a Project Plan Template
There must be overlap between the contractor and the staff member going on leave. This helps transition relationships, work streams, and build trust between the two individuals.
This also is a moment for the person going on leave to build confidence that their work will be carried out during their leave - hopefully creating peace of mind!
Together between the company and the contractor, executing the Leave Plan.
A key during this time is to not communicate or reach out to the individual on leave! This is THEIR TIME, don’t take it away from them!
Adding a few “Keep In Touch” Days the first week back from Leave is helpful to the staff member coming back online and having time without meetings or key due dates to catch up on emails and things they missed while on leave.
Similar to the off/on ramping at the beginning, a transition time when the staff member comes back to work is equally as important.