Peter Lohmann says business owners often fear their team will think they're lazy if they step back from daily work. The opposite is true: teams want the responsibility and decision-making power. Stepping back frees you to focus on strategy and vision, work you can't do while handling routine tasks like tenant calls.
I think that's common in every business where the team sees the owner working really hard. I mean, not in every case, in most cases. And I think, because that's a fear a lot of business owners have is, well, isn't the team going to think I'm lazy and they're going to be so mad that I'm not there? It's like, no, actually quite the opposite. They're looking for a chance to show that they can do things on their own. They're looking for that opportunity to level up in decision-making and just taking care of things. And they probably want you to have some time to relax and think because anyone with half a brain realizes that that's when some of the most important work as an owner is going to happen. Strategic thinking, big picture thinking, vivid vision stuff. You can't do that while you're on the phone with the tenant, you know, talking about a late fee. You have to be away, have some time to clear your head and think, think big thoughts. So.
