Business Partnership Check-up Business Partnership Check-up Name * Name First First Last Last Email * 1. When was the last time you had a face-to-face conversation with your business partner? * Earlier today – we’re frequently in touch. Within the last few days. Two weeks ago or more. Can’t remember – most of our communication is over email or text. 2. When it comes to business expenses, you and your partner… * Usually agree – you have similar values and priorities. Have the occasional disagreement but tend to trust each other. Have very different spending patterns. Don’t know what the other is spending because you don’t discuss it. 3. On the issue of employees and staff, you and your partner… * Support one another and present a united front. Are of the same mind regarding most of the staff. Frequently clash over certain employees. Each have a “team” of employees who is loyal. 4. How do you and your partner resolve disagreements? * We talk through the issues and decide together. Most disagreements get resolved. For the others, we “agree to disagree.” Certain topics are off-limits. They never get resolved. 5. How would you evaluate your partner’s contribution to your business’s success? * Respect. You couldn’t do it without him/her. Both of you have ups and downs but you’re a team. Not sure because you don’t know what he/she actually does. Your contributions seem very unequal and you’re starting to resent it. 6. If you had to do it over, would you go into business with your partner again? * Definitely. Probably – your strengths complement one another. Probably not – it has been a rough ride. Definitely not. reCAPTCHA If you are human, leave this field blank. Get Results Δ