Have you ever been in business with someone close to you? Have things ever gotten highly emotional and extremely personal?
Zee and his two siblings worked well together until COVID hit and their company started to go under. Zee wanted to innovate and use this opportunity to create something new, but his siblings were stuck in their old ways. Together, they ran a company that built and maintained cafeterias for large corporations. Zee believed it was time to branch out and create a catering service, but his siblings disagreed, they weren’t willing to take the risk. As COVID went on, the siblings continued to fight, and Zee didn’t know where to turn. He didn’t want to leave his own company, but he didn’t see many other options.
The first thing I would do is ask Zee where his priorities lie. If staying in the company and maintaining a relationship with his siblings is his top priority, Zee needs to be okay with letting go of his idea and work with his siblings to come up with a new idea. If pursuing this idea and making money is his top priority, Zee needs to be okay to let go of this company and find a way to maintain a relationship with his siblings nevertheless.
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