As the summer season gets underway, leaders need to take time away from the day job. It’s important to get some proper time out and recuperation – which is shown to protect personal health, as well as the health and wellbeing of family relationships. And it’s a time to lift the head from the desk and the diary for reflection and big picture thinking.

But as well, it’s a chance for followers to have a go at being in control … because followers need to be able to take the lead from time to time, to develop their own awareness and skills, as well as ensuring succession planning / sustainability.