Co-founder divorce
When you started your company with your business partner(s) you probably did not think there would come a moment in which you would think about breaking up. And then a few years later, you face one of the following issues; your personalities mismatch, you have different working styles, there is misalignement of business visions, you […]
Bing married to a friend, brother, sister through a shareholders agreement
You have a great idea for a new business. What is better than executing this plan with people that know you for a long time, your sister, your brother, your friend or even your spouse. The decision to team up is easily made at the kitchen table and together you dream of your potential succes. […]
Negotiating and bringing the pieces of the puzzle together
Most of us have one of the two following styles in negotiating; or you roll right over the other party or you just roll over. Great negotiators know that you don’t have to choose between results and relationships. Both can go hand in hand with each other, in such a way, that both parties cooperate […]
What is happening during a pre mediation session?
Recently we had the opportunuity to have an observer in the room while having Pre Mediation sessions with 10 different start-ups in FashionTech. We saw this as a great way to ask an ‘outsider’ to share her insights. Here they are.- A neutral and safe space in which the teams turned the cards over the […]
Pillow talk
Regularly we see business partners who are also loved ones. I personally think that this has to do with the fact that we more and more are seeking purpose in our lives. If we get conscious about our purpose we also get conscious about our partner relationships and especially the underlying values. That is where […]
How to reduce conflict in your start-up, corporate innovation and business teams?
Please read here the article of Denise Tambanis.
How to make your start-up a succes?
Elements for success and failure according to Patrick de Zeeuw from Startupbootcamp, which helps young companies. Volkskrant, 28 april 2018 There you are, your startup is ready to conquer the world. But how? You have a great idea, but how are you going to make your new company a success? This is where Patrick de […]
What kind of problems are appropiate to mediate?
Sometimes people ask us what kind of disputes we mediate. Almost every dispute where there seems to be a conflict in viewpoints is suitable for mediation but here’ s a concrete list of examples. co-founder and executive level disputes complex multi-party interpersonal disputes and team dynamics issues family business matters mergers & acquisition related disputes […]
TOP 10 preventing conflicts between entrepreneurs
Startups regularly ask us the question ‘As mediators, you have spoken with so many different startups, what can we learn from the experiences of other entrepreneurs?’ Of course, the now hundreds of examples of startups helps us to see trends, detect pitfalls and to provide answers. Read more here Article Top 10 preventing conflicts
