I’m pretty sure my body has completely returned from China and jet lagging no more. Getting back in the swing of things wasn’t too bad and the first day back at the warehouse felt like I never left except a for a few minor changes and addition of new products.

The company looks like it ran smoothly while I was gone and that’s because I have some kick ass partners. I know there were some server problems along with other minor issues during my hiatus so I want to thank all my partners for managing the problems. Like Adam said in his Bon Voyage Mike post we have systems in place that allowed me to be away for a prolong period without too much internet access.

We have solid systems in place to manage a temporary absent partner and with me being gone it has proven itself to work. We have a very transparent company from within and we are cross trained to the extent where at least one partner can fulfill the duties of another partner satisfactorily or better.

In my case before I left all my work was front loaded because of the lack of internet access during my trip. Here’s a quick and dirty version of my vacation preparation list before my departure.

• List my absolute duties
• Plan out upcoming promotions till I return
• Prepare upcoming promotions and set them up in our automated systems
• Create contingency promotions and graphics
• Delegate my duties to my partners and distribute the workload
• Document any processes that aren’t used by my partners on a regular basis
• Teach any processes that my partners don’t do on a regular basis
• Forward emails to appropriate person
• Update my personal voicemail

My return was heralded by my many fans (that was only in my head though) but everything seemed to have worked smoothly while I was gone and I’m confident that our company will be fine with anyone of us being away for an extended period of time. Many thanks to my partners for giving me the opportunity to take the trip to China and I will be ready to cover for them when they need it.

I’m back and ready to kick ass and make heads roll. Everyone enjoy their July 4th weekend celebrating our great nation’s independence.

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