The Absence Test

Your business may seem to run without you while everyone knows you’re only a phone call away. Taking a real break shows you whether it can.

Learn how to prepare for fourteen consecutive days away without getting involved in delivery. Make decision rights clear, agree on what counts as an emergency, and keep an absence log to review when you return.

Use a team survey with named responses and a culture deck to support the people in charge. Review what happened, decide what needs improving, and leave your team responsible for making those changes.