A leader’s job is to create more leaders, not more followers.
Are you preparing your store managers for their next job? You know, the one that has even more responsibility and pays better than the job they are currently doing. Are you helping them grow?
Most of them are not going to be with you forever. Don’t you think they will be more engaged if you are helping them move forward?
Sure, you could just stay out of it.
Not do anything to hold them back, but not really do anything to move them forward either. The first does nothing and the second fosters enthusiasm, engagement, and loyalty.
What do you choose, and why?