Is your business partner also the person who gets every problem you’ve got, dropped on them the moment you walk in the door?
If you work with your husband, wife, brother, sister or best mate, you’re probably each other’s first call, last call and only sounding board. That works for a while. Then one of you starts dreading the words “Got a minute?”
In this episode of The Family in Business, Caroline and I take the conversation a little further from last week's episode about the Conversation Code.
We talk about a simple shift in how you approach problems with your business partner, why being each other's only sounding board isn't always healthy, and how constantly stepping in to fix things can create dependency and resentment.
And sometimes, the most useful thing you can do for your business partner isn't to solve their problem at all.
We also explore how the same approach can help you build a team that thinks for itself rather than relying on you for every answer.
Because the whole point of building a business with someone you care about is to create something great together, not let the business drive you apart.
In today's podcast you’ll discover:
01:00 - Why bringing a possible solution changes the conversation
02:57 - The difference between needing to vent and asking someone to solve a problem
05:36 - Why being each other's only sounding board can become exhausting
08:30 - The questions to consider before taking a problem to your partner
10:59 - How always being the fixer can create dependency and resentment
14:04 - A simple question that encourages your team to think for themselves
Quotes
“Every problem that comes across my desk, I always see it as an opportunity. What is the opportunity here for me to improve things, to learn from it, to teach, to influence?” - Mark Creedon
“There's great power in just sitting with someone. If your business partner is having a problem, you don’t always have to solve it. Sometimes there’s great power in just sitting and listening, and sometimes saying nothing, and just being present.” - Mark Creedon
“The other side of dependency is resentment. If you’re the rescuer all the time, in the end you start thinking, ‘I might as well just do this all myself.’” - Mark Creedon
“If you’re a manager and someone brings you a question, the easiest thing to do is ask them, ‘What would you do? What do you think you should do?’ Often it stops them in their tracks.” - Caroline Creedon
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