Practicing this framework helps founding teams focus on desired outcomes rather than getting stuck in chaotic discussions. — Teaching hundreds of founding teams how to navigate conflicts more effectively revealed a key tool most founders overlook when engaging in mission-critical conversations. To explain this tool in more detail, I would like you to picture the Mona Lisa. While you may imagine Mona Lisa’s famous smile, you might forget…

Trust is the antidote all cofounders need to build successful companies and relationships with team members. — Power is present in all cofounder teams, but how power is experienced and expressed is unique to each partnership. As a licensed psychologist coaching cofounders to navigate conflicts more effectively, I often identify power struggles and help arm founders with the tools and frameworks they need to address them.

How to identify and fix the root cause of most disagreements — Cofounder conflict is one of the most preventable mission-critical problems facing founding teams. Strain between cofounders increases burnout, decreases focus, and disrupts founders’ ability to create a healthy culture. Previous research shows 65% of high-growth startups fail due to cofounder-related issues and while most investors understand the importance of this…

Founding teams reduce conflict through intentional conversations with a cofounder coach. — Cofounder conflict is responsible for 65% of high-potential startups failing to achieve their mission. It is also preventable. Cofounder coaching is the leading service to prevent and treat cofounder strain by teaching founders the skills required to navigate conflicts more effectively and rebuild trust after periods of difficulty.

Listening for Understanding is the foundation to optimal outcomes — Cofounder conflict is a preventable problem. As a coach who has worked with founding teams over the last five years, I noticed the unfortunate truth that most founders overlook the importance of building a foundation of clear communication from day one leading to problems once growth- and board-related pressures increase. …

Why cofounder coaching focuses on adding skills to improve difficult conversations. — The difference between the highest performing founding teams and everyone else is not an absence of conflict — it’s that the top-performing teams have learned to navigate conflicts more effectively. This statement is not speculation — it’s based on five-plus years of experience I have coaching hundreds of founding teams…

Read this article to understand which type of cofounder coaching program is right for your founding team. — Cofounder coaching is an emerging category of services empowering cofounders to improve communication, teamwork, and execution. However, each coach has a unique approach and method, meaning cofounder coaching can take many forms. As a founder, it can be difficult and time consuming to find the right coach for your situation.

Cofounder coaching is a growing category of services helping cofounders improve communication, teamwork, and execution. Most founders considering this resource may not understand key differences between cofounder coaches and instead rely on their intuition to inform which provider they select, leading to wasted time, money, and effort. Read the list…

This guide will help you select the perfect cofounder coach for you and your business partners. — Cofounder coaching is a growing category of services helping cofounders improve communication, teamwork, and execution. As an emerging category, there is no unitary set of standards defining the practices and competencies of cofounder coaching, meaning there is high variance between providers. …