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1. Get your employees involved

Before you leave, take time to teach your employees what needs to be done. Be sure to write it down so they can't forget. You should also write out potential problems and the responses your employees need to take before they call you.

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2. Take a pre-vacation

This will make your employees more confident, and help you know you can relax. Not only that, you might find an employee who excels at a task and can take it over permanently, freeing you up for more important projects when you get back.

3. Pick your moment

You've probably been in your business long enough to know some slack times where things aren't as busy. It could be as simple as knowing what days of the week are busy vs. less busy.

4. Finish major projects

That way, you aren't sitting on a relaxing beach in Hawaii thinking about how to end the third chapter of that important financial report, or sketching out a new floor arrangement for your store's products. Nobody wants that.

5. Supercharge your communications

As a small business owner or high-responsibility employee, clients and employees are going to try to get a hold of you. You can put a stop to most of that by preparing your employees and letting your clients know you won't be available.

However, work doesn't stop just because you aren't there. There might be times that someone really needs to get a hold of you, which means keeping your phone on. But then you'll probably end up fielding less important calls, or at least having to silence your phone. There's a better way.

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