When the boss’s hobby becomes a problem

For companies it is therefore fundamentally important not to become too dependent on one person. “It must be clearly regulated what happens if the boss is absent,” says Baeck. In corporations there are usually agreements on this – and representatives who are available if the worst comes to the worst. In some family businesses things are different. Chaos can break out if the patriarch is suddenly no longer there. Especially since research suggests that people in top positions tend to overestimate their own abilities – and therefore underestimate the risks posed by their behavior.