The signal nobody wants to see
When the owner is reachable 24 hours a day by their own team, I already know what the main problem is. It isn’t a people problem. It’s a structure problem.
How the dependence is built (without meaning to)
It’s built slowly, one exception at a time. The first time you answer a question instead of writing the procedure, you teach the team that the answers live in your head. After a hundred times, it has become the operating norm.
The acid test
Try this experiment: take a real week off, without your phone. If the company works, you have built something solid. If they call you back on the second day, you have built a company that is you. It isn’t a fault. It’s a starting point.
What changes when you write the rules
Operating rules are written answers to the questions you get asked most often.
“Who approves offers under €X?” “How do we handle a customer complaint?” “What do we do when a part is missing?”
When these answers exist on paper, your team no longer needs to ask. It decides.
The starting point
Start with the three questions you are asked most often in a week. Write them down with the answers. Share them. It isn’t a project. It’s an afternoon of work.
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