In the owner-managed business, the entrepreneurial business, the family business, and the professional service business, you can’t just consider the business in isolation; you have to consider the people.
Disagreement is good
Let’s face up to it: people differ. Sitting around a business table it is only too easy to say you agree, even when you disagree. And let’s not forget that disagreement in business is good – in fact there’s probably not enough of it. Disagreement will often improve the quality of an eventual decision. Often, therefore, disagreements will go away as one party is proven to be correct, or the expectations and ambitions of different individuals change with time.
But sometimes disagreement goes too far
A healthy business disagreement can sometimes sour into a personal argument. Taking advice from outsiders, such as Rupert Merson LLP, can help ensure that both sides of the argument are heard fairly and misunderstandings don’t get in the way of an effective decision. For some businesses, however, the only resolution will involve a parting of the ways. Exit is one of the key transformations a growing business is likely to go through. Ensuring an exit process is in the best interests of the stakeholders and also safeguards the business requires a deft hand on the tiller and lots of experience.
Working with us
You and your business partners have differing views on the future of the business. Business might be good or it might be difficult but either way tensions are mounting. Call Rupert Merson for some objective advice, or a process to help you reach an effective resolution.
