Search
Subscribe
Alumni
Contact Us
About BCG
Expertise & Impact
Careers
Join BCG
Media Center
Industries
Automotive
Biopharmaceuticals
Consumer Products
Energy & Environment
Engineered Products & Project Business
Financial Institutions
Health Care Payers & Providers
Insurance
Media & Entertainment
Medical Devices & Technology
Metals & Mining
Private Equity
Process Industries
Public Sector
Retail
Technology & Software
Telecommunications
Transportation, Travel & Tourism
Capabilities
Corporate Development
Mergers & Acquisitions
Divestitures
Alliances & Joint Ventures
Corporate Finance
Value Creation Strategy
Financial Management, Budgeting & Reporting
Globalization
Growth
Information Technology
IT Strategy
IT Transformation
IT Sourcing
IT Organization
IT Performance
Innovation
Managing in a Slow-Growth Economy
Marketing & Sales
Branding & Communication
Consumer Insight
Go-to-Market Strategy
Marketing
Sales & Channels
Pricing
Operations
Cost Efficiency & Asset Optimization
Lean
Manufacturing
Outsourcing/Business Process Outsourcing
Program Management
Service Operations
Sourcing & Procurement
Supply Chain Management
Organization
Organization Design
Role of the Center
People Management & Human Resources
Change Management
Leadership
Engagement & Culture
Postmerger Integration
Strategy
Vision & Mission
Corporate Strategy & Portfolio Management
Business Unit Strategy
Strategic Planning
Future of Strategy
Sustainability
Transformation
Turnaround
Impact Stories
Publications
Home
>
Expertise & Impact
>
Publications
>
Publications
Publications
Making Time Off Predictable—& Required
Leslie Perlow, Jessica Porter
October 2009
Professional services firms typically have a 24/7 on-call culture. But one management consulting company—The Boston Consulting Group—is getting better results by experimenting with downtime—even in this economy.
Read the article
Search for a Publication
Industry or Capability
Industry
Capability
Select One
Arts & Culture
Automotive
Biopharmaceuticals
Community & Economic Development
Consumer Products
Corporate Social Responsibility
Education
Energy & Environment
Engineered Products & Project Business
Financial Institutions
Global Health
Health Care Payers & Providers
Insurance
Media & Entertainment
Medical Devices & Technology
Metals & Mining
Philanthropy
Poverty & Hunger
Private Equity
Process Industries
Public Sector
Retail
Social Impact
Technology & Software
Telecommunications
Transportation Travel & Tourism
Select One
Corporate Development
Corporate Finance
Globalization
Growth
Information Technology
Innovation
Managing in a Slow-Growth Economy
Marketing & Sales
Operations
Organization
Postmerger Integration
Strategy
Sustainability
Transformation
Turnaround
Select One
Alliances & Joint Ventures
Divestitures
Mergers & Acquisitions
Select One
Financial Management Budgeting Reporting
Value Creation Strategy
Select One
IT Organization
IT Performance
IT Sourcing
IT Strategy
IT Transformation
Select One
Branding & Communication
Consumer Insight
Go to Market Strategy
Marketing
Pricing
Sales & Channels
Select One
Cost Efficiency & Asset Optimization
Lean
Manufacturing
Outsourcing/BPO
Program Management
Service Operations
Sourcing & Procurement
Supply Chain Management
Select One
Change Management
Engagement & Culture
Leadership
Organization Design
People Management & Human Resources
Role of the Center
Select One
Business Unit Strategy
Corporate Strategy & Portfolio Management
Future of Strategy
Strategic Planning
Vision & Mission
* Please select an Industry
* Please select a Capability
* Please select Practice Area Type
Go
Keyword Search:
Enter a keyword here to search our publications database.
Print
Your Name:
Your E-mail:
* This is not a valid email address
To E-mail:
* This is not a valid email address
Your Message:
Enter both words below, separated by a space.
* Invalid Input. Please input the text correctly.
Reload
Audio
Image
Help
Cancel
Thank You.
Your message has been sent.
Winning in a Slow-Growth Economy
Surviving and thriving in the downturn is the theme of our Collateral Damage series, which includes some practical steps that companies need to take now to secure their future.
READ
BCG Offices
BCG has more than 60 offices around the world. Learn about our global presence.
Select Office
Abu Dhabi
Amsterdam
Athens
Atlanta
Auckland
Bangkok
Barcelona
Beijing
Berlin
Boston
Brussels
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Canberra
Casablanca
Chicago
Cologne
Copenhagen
Dallas
Detroit
Dubai
Düsseldorf
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Helsinki
Hong Kong
Houston
Istanbul
Jakarta
Kiev
Kuala Lumpur
Lisbon
London
Los Angeles
Madrid
Melbourne
Mexico City
Miami
Milan
Minneapolis
Monterrey
Moscow
Mumbai
Munich
Nagoya
New Delhi
New Jersey
New York
Oslo
Paris
Philadelphia
Prague
Rome
San Francisco
Santiago
São Paulo
Seoul
Shanghai
Singapore
Stockholm
Stuttgart
Sydney
Taipei
Tokyo
Toronto
Vienna
Warsaw
Washington, D.C.
Zurich
Go
Client Impact
Read what our clients have to say about the success BCG has helped them achieve.
more
Bookmark This Page
RSS Feed
Your BCG RSS Feed
Your Area of Interest:
In The News
Press Releases
All BCG Publications
Industries:
Automotive
Biopharmaceuticals
Consumer Products
Energy & Environment
Engineered Product & Project Business
Financial Institutions
Health Care Payers & Providers
Insurance
Media & Entertainment
Medical Devices & Technologies
Metals & Mining
Private Equity
Process Industries
Public Sector
Retail
Technology & Software
Telecommunications
Transportation, Travel & Tourism
Capabilities:
Corporate Development
Corporate Finance
Globalization
Growth
Information Technology
Innovation
Managing in a Slow-Growth Economy
Marketing & Sales
Operations
Organization
Postmerger Integration
Strategy
Sustainability
Transformation
Turnaround
* Please select a feed to proceed.
Your BCG RSS Feed
Thank you for creating a BCG.com feed.
Here is a custom URL for viewing your feed in a Web browser:
Privacy
Terms Of Use
Sitemap
bcg.com™
© 2010 The Boston Consulting Group
