Fritz Straub has been running Deutsche Werkstätten since 1992, longer than expected and more successfully than he could have imagined. He can think of many other examples of business ownership that did not turn out so well. “There are owners who have trouble handing over responsibility and are unable to step back.” Straub is convinced that when the time comes, he, on the other hand, will have no problem letting go. “I am passionate about my work, but I never let it take control and I know how to keep a healthy distance.”