The children’s game of tug of war loses its charm when it is played verbally by adult siblings in a family business over a conference table. As adults, the rope…
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The goal is to develop communication skills that allow us to discover a mutually beneficial resolution. Communication skills among family members range from “begging for a fight: lose-lose” to “mutual satisfaction: win-win.” Those families that maintain life-long positive communication develop their skills by rigidly adhering to the following “Nine Habits.”
During a family business board meeting one family member stands up and shouts, “You have pushed us around long enough. I’m tired of you trying to control everything. I’m sick…