There are times when putting ourselves in the shoes of an employee will prove to be more productive than thinking like an entrepreneur. Here are those instances:

When your employees are about to send you a strike notice
If you are already starting to forget how to listen, remember how demotivating it could be if your boss runs out of good things to say about you when all you have been doing is towards what could please him. If you put yourself in the shoes of your employee, you'll do your business a lot better because you won't have to headhunt all over again just because you prefer to stay stubborn and never appreciate your workers' efforts in any way you can.

When a new project is causing too much stress
Although, a tiger of an entrepreneur would keep on pounding hard just to get all things straightened up and accomplish all the tasks involved, it would be more helpful to take a break to clear the mind for a few hours or even days if you can, like a regular employee's dayoff. Such dayoffs of breaks can truly refresh the mind and allow a businessperson to start with a more re-charged disposition.

When you are slacking like there will never be a deadline
A businessman's inclined to slack off since he or she is usually the one setting deadlines for his chores. But if you will be thinking like an ideal employee with his boss breathing down his neck, you might get pressured to finish a good amount of your key tasks. Yes, having an imaginary boss might do the trick.

When your wife is about to divorce you
Work/life balance is something that can be hard to do, especially when one is just starting on managing his or her business. Piles of business errands that need to be accomplished can often get in the way of having more quality time for your family and God forbid for yourself. If you will be just thinking like a good employee who knows how to keep himself sane with the help of spending more time with his friends and families right after office hours, it might do you better than being a workaholic monster, right?

So, yeah, the key is to learn how to be a good employee first before you can run just about any successful business, don't you agree?