Can taking a holiday reduce rising stress levels? According to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR), business leaders who took the most holidays reported lower stress levels. The U.K. was one such country as well as The Netherlands, Russia and Denmark where more holidays were taken and less incidences of stress reported. At the other end of the scale were countries such as Japan, Thailand and Greece.
Although the research was done amongst senior executives, some of the main reasons cited for causing stress are probably familiar to many other job roles. The top five areas in order were reaching performance targets, volume of communications, office politics and the elusive work/life balance. The good news is that the report found a trend of falling stress levels but maybe senior executives in Greece would disagree. For more about the survey read the article on the Grant Thornton website http://www.grant-thornton.co.uk/thinking/elevate/index.php/elevate_templates/article/uk_business_leaders_are_less_stressed_and_taking_more_holidays/
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