2023-12-18 07:04:08
Although the right to disconnect has been legally established since 2016, providing protection once morest connectivity abuse, it seems that this measure is not fully integrated into the collective consciousness. During the summer holidays, 47% of employees mightn’t help but check their emails, 32% have received phone calls from their clients and colleagues. This difficulty is exacerbated by the hybridization of work which reduces the boundary between professional and personal spheres. This trend also affects the lives of entrepreneurs who struggle to disconnect. And for good reason: a manager would be at the origin of 78 emails per day, and would have 331 to process in his mailbox every day, according to thehe conclusions of the Observatory of Infobesity and Digital Collaboration (OICN).
According to Pierre-Etienne Bidon, co-founder and CoCEO of moka.care, the stress of the manager, particularly on leave, is explained by three main factors: “The degree of ambition, the level of work which is infinite when you manage a company and the relationship to risk that we obviously want to control. » How can we manage to overcome this triptych conducive to mental workload and take real restorative time off? Four entrepreneurs share their secrets so that everyone can concoct their own disconnection formula.
Pierre-Étienne Bidon: “You have to regain control over your schedule”
The co-founder of Moka.care knows the subject of mental load well since the application he created supports the psychological and mental health of many employees and managers. “As an entrepreneur, during the first two years, I worked too much, to the detriment of sport and family, two pillars for my balance. ” His advices ? Better organize your daily life to go on vacation (more) peacefully: “The most important thing is to take a step back and try to prioritize the important parts of your life. I therefore adopted a rigorous approach which consists of planning my week excessively, including structuring slots for my balance. »
Pierre-Étienne Bidon also recommends reducing the sometimes toxic dependence on the phone by stopping notifications: “Whether on leave or at work, you need to regain control over your schedule.” For this, he decided to work as much as possible on paper to encourage creativity, “thus avoiding compulsive reflexes on the telephone. » Finally, according to him, it is important to take advantage of the holidays to carry out activities that stimulate serotonin, a hormone that acts as a natural antidepressant. To know ? Sports activities, interactions with others or even breathing or mindfulness exercises to maintain mental and emotional well-being.
Jean-Baptiste Pondevy: “I decide to spend my vacation in a place where I don’t have any reception”
The approach of the co-founder and CEO ofOcode to disconnect is rather radical: “I decide to spend my vacation in a place where I don’t have any reception.” Indeed, choosing destinations without network or wifi has become a conscious choice, a real strategy for total disconnection… but forced. He goes even further: “Last May, I decided to free myself from my phone for twelve days. I confided it to my wife, informing my team to go through her in case of emergency. » This approach requires a little organization, communication and planning upstream since the challenge is the following: “making yourself indispensable: a major challenge for any entrepreneur”. Building on these two experiences, the manager has now set aside times during the year free from digital temptation.
Stéphanie Hervier: “Entrepreneurship is a long-distance race: to keep going, I set up a routine to disconnect…”
The co-founder and CEO of Medaviz, publisher of telemedicine solutions for healthcare professionals, shares a methodology for taking it easy without feeling guilty during your vacation. “Entrepreneurship is a long-distance race: to keep going, I set up a routine to disconnect… while following the subjects from afar. » During the day, the manager puts her phone in airplane mode. In the evening, she logs in once for 30 minutes, watch in hand, to keep a macro eye on the daily news: “I thus avoid the stockpile of emails or the piling up of messages on Slack upon my return which is a real source of stress. »
Additional processes are important to put in place with the team: “I invite people, particularly my colleagues, to contact me only by SMS in the event of an emergency. So, I center everything on a single communication channel and concentrate on urgent requests. » By adopting this rigorous hygiene, Stéphane Hervier avoids the pitfalls of his first years of entrepreneurship: “I no longer count the important video sessions provided during the holidays, installed in a room far from ambient noise and where the children show up right in the middle. » A mental load from which we must escape by trying to compartmentalize the different times of life as much as possible.
Capucine Roche: “The automatic disconnection mechanisms will help activate vacation mode”
For the co-founder and CEO of Letsignit, a tool that transforms email signatures into a communication channel, it is essential that an entrepreneur can “monitor himself consciously: if he is not able to do so, he puts endangers the company. » To do this, you must allow yourself, or even impose regular vacation breaks: “In January 2021, I remember having conducted individual interviews at the start of the year: I noticed that the employees were exhausted. It was like an electric shock to me and I told myself that we had to find a way to create more moments of disconnection for everyone. » The company has therefore revised its HR policy: “We have added 12 additional days of leave for everyone, in order to get involved in community projects, mentoring, etc. » Another structuring point for a real disconnection: trust. “You have to be able to rely on your team: it’s often an excellent time for certain people to reveal themselves! » Then, during vacation, the challenge is to include in your day “parts 100% dedicated to vacation” by adopting routines such as yoga, cardiac coherence or sport. “The automatic disconnections will help activate vacation mode. »
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