I’m a team of one leading social, and I’ll be going on a 12-week leave this summer. We’re currently planning coverage, and it’s becoming clear it’ll likely take 3–4 people to support different parts of the role.
For those of you who’ve been through something similar (either going on leave or covering for someone who did), I’d really appreciate your insight:
• How did you divide responsibilities across multiple people? What worked / didn’t?
• What did the handoff look like? Any must-have docs, templates, or systems?
• What tools, resources, or processes made things smoother?
• Anything you wish you had documented before you left?
• Anything you wish leadership/team understood better about the role before stepping in?
• Biggest surprises or challenges during the coverage period?
I’m especially interested in advice for social teams of one handing things off to non-social specialists.