"Out of Office, Into Opportunity!"

Why Summer is the Secret Season for Smart and Strategic people

Oh, summer – that magical time when office chairs are emptier than a budget meeting after bonus cut. The espresso machine finally gets a nap, the corridors echo with silence and emails responses start with „Your email was forwarded due to XY Out of Office…“.

But while others snooze under sun hats, the wise ones wake up. Because this is your unofficial X-ray of company reality.

• The Summer Audit (No Spreadsheets Required)

Summer is the perfect time for what we lovingly call the "Vanishing Employee Experiment."

• Who is away and no one noticed?

• Who has gone and suddenly chaos reigns?

• Who quietly stepped in and saved the day like a corporate James Bond (but with less Martinis and more spreadsheets)?

Welcome to accidental succession planning – where reality reveals what org charts will not:

While top performers might be bronzing on a beach, someone else is picking up the slack — and possibly loving it. Spot those people. They are not just covering; they are auditioning for their next role. And they did not even ask for a raise (yet).

This is not just backfilling. It is succession planning in flip-flops.

• It is Not Just About People – It is About Systems

Summer exposes the truth:

• Are your learning materials up to scratch or do they look like they were written during the Ice Age?

• Could a new hire figure out what to do with your process manuals without needing an archaeology degree?

• Do you rely on “institutional memory”  of  ‘Linda from HR’ currently sipping Pinot Grigio somewhere near Lake Como?”

  
  

If the answers, make you twitch — excellent. That discomfort is a gift. Now is the perfect time to clean up, document better, cross-train smartly and spot hidden leaders before autumn hits and everything gets “urgent” again.

So What is the Move?

• Treat this season like a pressure-free fire drill.

• Celebrate your quiet stars.

• Identify your mystery employees.

• Fix the cracks in your knowledge base.

 And most importantly

Build a workplace that thrives, not just survives, when the sun comes out.

Because, after all…True Business Excellence does not tan. It plans.