My business partner has this thing where she becomes a completely different person in negotiations - more aggressive, less collaborative - and while it's effective for our bottom line, I'm struggling with feeling like I don't recognize the person I'm in business with. We need to talk about how to handle the fact that successful business sometimes requires parts of ourselves that feel foreign to our partners.
More people experience this than they realize.
The strategic deployment of different aspects of ourselves for business success can create distance and confusion in partnerships when those selves feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable.
“Where Are You with The multiple selves model — psychological?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.