“I don’t like the word conflict; it sounds so negative.”
I say: “We offer sessions that help people and organisations deal better with conflict.” They say: “We don’t really have conflict. We have a few teams that fight but noongoing conflict.” “I’m concerned that if we run a conflict workshop it will be like opening a can ofworms.” “We have serious problems and people are […]
Business matters
Founders are often curious what we talk about in Pre Mediation sessions. What other entrepreneurs bring to the table and how they can learn from that. Let’s give some insight, here a couple of themes that whe addressed in our True Converations. What happens when your co-founder drops you just before an important deadline? How […]
Stay true to you
A Co-Founder or Business relatioship knows it’s ups and downs. You thrive together and sometimes you also feel alone. As if the other doesn’t really get you. When we feel too much pressure we tend to go in survival mode, with our own theme (I am not good enough, I am not seen, I am […]
Root-cause
Getting to the root cause of a problematic situation is always a daunting task. No matter who we bring to the table. After all, it goes much deeper than the symptoms we see on the surface. It takes willingness and perseverance to want to investigate in a nuanced way what is really going on. It […]
What makes our business relationship (suddenly) so difficult?
When business partners have been working together for a longer period of time and are sitting around the table with us, we often see that they run into the same issues, even though the personalities, the types of companies and the circumstances are very different. The energy that was so palpable in the beginning and […]
Escalation of commitment
Did you ever overinvest in a failing project, or put enormous effort in trying to change the behavior of a toxic team member instead of saying goodbye? Or stayed too long in an unhealthy (business) relationship? Or struggled to walk away from an abusive boss? Probably we all have some experience with this phenomenon. It […]
