Since it’s cold and flu season I have not missed the
opportunity to not only get a bad cold but to pass it along to my husband. I was down and out for a couple of days as he
is now. So what happens to your business
when you get sick? Do you have a contingency plan? Who handles everything for you?
I have to convince my husband to stay home when he is
sick. First of all he needs time to rest
to feel better and fight off the cold.
Second, when he goes in to work and is contagious he gives it to others.
So let me just say to those of you who will get sick- STAY HOME! But how do you
do that if you are the boss?
If you have staff, you should have them trained to fill in
for you when you need them. We always
tell business owners that to truly be a business owner in charge of your own
time you need to be able to get away at a minimum of a week without your
business falling apart. That means
having someone there to handle everything for you- someone you trust. So if you
haven’t done that – make it a priority.
No one wants to think they can be replaced but at the very least they
should be replaceable for a week at a time.
It will help your sanity and your health in the long run.
Suzanne Cormier
Executive Director
BizWorks (Small Business Incubator)
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