In our work with boards, we tend to see two extremes. On one end of the continuum is the rubber stamp board. We see this most often in organizations that have an assertive, high-performing and highly trusted executive director or CEO. Oftentimes that person founded the organization and they may take the lead [...]
In an earlier segment, we talked about the importance of anticipating conflict with your business partners, communicating regularly, and getting tension points on the table before they have a chance to grow and fester. Today we’ll talk about some guidelines for healthy disagreement, and simple techniques to help you through an impasse. Let’s [...]
If you want a healthy business, prepare your battle plan. I’m not talking about battling your competition. I’m talking about handling conflict with your business partners. When most people go into business together, they’re not thinking about conflict. They’re usually on great terms, and excited about starting something new together. Not that much [...]
