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Founder, Bryant Galindo, on the Conflict Managed podcast w/ Merry Brown discussing how to increase your competence and capacity for holding difficult conversations. Give it a listen! ??? #ConflictResolution #Podcast #CollaborativeDisagreement

According to Noam Wasserman, a Harvard Business School professor, 65% of startups fail due to interpersonal conflict within the founding team ?? Some of the common challenges co-founders face include: ?? Differences in long-term vision ?? Unequal contribution levels ?? Disputes over equity distribution ?? Power struggles and who decides what ?? Disagreements over financial management And more. It's easy to project interpersonal friction on these business issues when the co-founders don't know how to bring up issues in a graceful/effective way, leading to startup failure. This guide can help turn those disagreements into opportunities for growth and alignment. ?? The process includes: ?? Step 1: Set Some Ground Rules for the Discussion ?? Step 2: Acknowledge Issues through a Feedback Model ?? Step 3: Identify the Core Issue(s) ?? Step 4: Dialogue and Brainstorm Solutions ?? Step 5: Implement and Follow Up Because when it comes to scaling a business, it's so important to stay aligned, high-performing, while using the energy of conflict to move forward together in a healthy way. Want to learn more? Read the full blog post below ???? https://lnkd.in/gCKdYZpQ And, let's be real, this process could be used to help investigate and resolve any disagreement you might be encountering in the workplace – startup or not. ? Follow me to learn more about conflict resolution/communication. ?? Repost to educate your network. #Communication #ConflictResolution #Startups #CoFounders #EQ

Our Founder, Bryant Galindo, shares these common leadership misconceptions about disagreements and the reframe you should make ??

Most business partnerships will fail. Statistics show that up to 70% will not succeed (Source: Exit Consulting Group). But it doesn't have to be that way. ?? Before you decide to give up, either dissolving the partnership or business altogether, take these steps: 1?? Acknowledge the issue 2?? Dialogue 3?? Identify the Root Causes 4?? Realign Goals + Develop an Action Plan 5?? Seek External Advice Each step, if done correctly and with openness, gets you closer to the actual problem that needs fixing. Without that information, you'll have no hope of fixing your business partnership. Check out the full blog post for a breakdown of each of the steps. ???????????? https://lnkd.in/gu23Mdr5 #businesspartnerships #conflictresolution #cofounderdisputes #communication #collaboration

Lawyer Magazine spotlighted Founder Bryant Galindo's work mediating co-founder disputes in their recent article, "What are examples of successful dispute mediation to avoid litigation?" "In the world of tech startups, many promising companies are ruined when the co-founder team can no longer work together, and tensions flare—at least that's been my experience as a mediator who works with startup founders, business teams, and high-growth companies." Read more here ?? https://lnkd.in/gfvbd5Sj