“I don’t like the word conflict; it sounds so negative.”

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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 […]

STAY TRUE STAY YOU

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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 […]

THE FUNDAMENT OF YOUR START-UP PART 2: LEVEL UP TRUST

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Building a company with your Co-Founders asks for a good and thorough fundament. In part I we spoke about the cap table and the impact of the cap table on the underlying dynamics between co-founders.  Today, in part II we discuss the importance of Trust. You can’t have a healthy relationship without it. At the […]

THE FUNDAMENT OF YOUR START-UP PART 1: EVALUATING THE CAP TABLE

Building a company with your Co Founders asks for a good and thorough fundament. One of the most discussed themes in Pre Mediation sessions (online or live), is the Cap Table. The Cap Table represents almost everything; how you relate, how you to decide, how you distinguish between shareholders in terms of added value (ideas, […]

CO-FOUNDER DIVORCE

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When you started your company with your business partner(s) you probably did not think there would come a moment in which you would think about breaking up. And then a few years later, you face one of the following issues; your personalities mismatch, you have different working styles, there is misalignement of business visions, you […]