MBA2682 How To Stop Fighting With Your Co-Founders

What It Covers

Omar Zdenholm shares a three-step exercise he and his cofounder Nicole used to eliminate workplace conflicts by understanding each other's work preferences and styles.

Key Questions Answered

• •Perfect Work Experience Document: Each cofounder separately writes their ideal work environment, communication preferences, energy sources, and support needs without considering current reality or constraints, creating honest baseline expectations.
• •Zero-Interruption Sharing Protocol: Partners take turns reading their documents aloud with no commentary or agreement statements, building immediate empathy through active listening before attempting to solve any workflow problems together.
• •Living Document Review System: Revisit work preference documents every few months to assess whether agreements are being honored and extend the exercise to new and existing team members for better collaboration.