You get along fine as friends.
As partners, not so much.
Four facilitated sessions where business partners work through the real friction points — task division, unequal dedication, money disagreements, unilateral decisions — and build a written operational agreement that makes it clear who does what, who decides what, and what happens when you can't agree.
Professional facilitation of difficult conversations
This program is designed for partners who want to keep working together — and need a structured, neutral space to sort out the operational tensions that are quietly building up.
Situations this program addresses
These are the conversations most partners avoid until they become serious problems. This program creates the structure to have them properly.
Task Division
One partner feels they're doing more than their share. The other doesn't see it that way. Neither conversation has resolved it.
In the sessions, partners map out all current responsibilities — visible and invisible — and negotiate a division that both can commit to in writing. The goal isn't perfect equality; it's explicit clarity about who owns what.
- Mapping visible and invisible workloads
- Identifying tasks that fall through the gaps
- Defining ownership vs. collaboration zones
- Writing it down so there's no ambiguity later
Dedication Differences
Partners have different levels of commitment, availability, or energy invested in the business. This creates resentment that accumulates over time.
The sessions surface expectations each partner has about the other's time and effort, and work toward an explicit agreement about minimum commitments, how changes are communicated, and what happens when life gets in the way.
- Surfacing unstated expectations about time
- Agreeing on minimum commitment standards
- Creating a process for renegotiating when needed
- Linking dedication to compensation fairly
Financial Contributions
One partner has put in more capital, or takes more out. Or the split made sense at the start but doesn't reflect reality anymore.
We facilitate a direct conversation about financial contributions, compensation, and profit distribution — including the history of what's been contributed and the logic behind current arrangements. The output is a written agreement on how money decisions will be made going forward.
- Acknowledging contribution history clearly
- Aligning on compensation criteria
- Defining decision authority for financial matters
- Establishing a process for future changes
Decision Authority
One partner makes decisions without consulting the other. Or every decision requires both, which slows everything down.
Partners map out the types of decisions the business requires and agree on who has authority over each type — and what the process is for decisions that require both. The written agreement makes this explicit so it doesn't have to be renegotiated every time.
- Categorizing decisions by type and impact
- Assigning clear decision ownership
- Designing a deadlock-resolution process
- Reducing consultation fatigue on routine matters
Four sessions. One written agreement.
Each session has a specific focus and a concrete output. By the end of the fourth session, you leave with a written operational agreement — not a summary of what you talked about, but a document that specifies what was decided.
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Session 1 — Diagnosis Each partner names the friction points they experience. The facilitator maps the full picture without judgment.
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Session 2 — Roles & Tasks Partners work through the division of responsibilities and reach explicit agreements on who owns what.
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Session 3 — Decisions & Money Decision authority and financial arrangements are discussed and agreed upon with the facilitator present.
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Session 4 — Written Agreement The operational agreement is reviewed, adjusted, and signed. You leave with a document you can actually use.
What this program is
- Professional facilitation of structured conversations between partners
- A process focused on operational and working-relationship issues
- Sessions that work on the specific friction points your partnership has
- A written operational agreement as the concrete output
- A neutral space where both partners can speak without filtering
What this program is not
- Legal mediation or formal dispute resolution
- Couples or relational therapy of any kind
- A process designed to separate or dissolve a partnership
- Business consulting or strategy advice
- A substitute for legal counsel when legally complex issues arise
From first contact to written agreement
Exploratory Call
A free 30-minute call to understand your situation and determine whether this program is appropriate for what you're dealing with.
Individual Pre-Session
Each partner has a brief individual conversation with the facilitator before the group sessions begin. This allows each person to speak freely about what they're experiencing.
Four Joint Sessions
The four structured sessions with both partners and the facilitator. Each session has a clear agenda and produces specific decisions that feed into the final agreement.
Operational Agreement
A written document that captures all the agreements reached during the sessions. Clear, practical, and signed by both partners.
A free call to understand your situation
Before anything else, a conversation to see whether this program fits what you're going through. No commitment required.