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Scenario

When business partners disagree about employer responsibilities and worker expectations

My co-founder and I both believe strongly in worker rights, but now that we're actually employing people I'm realizing we have completely different ideas about what our responsibilities are as bosses versus what we can expect from our team. She thinks I'm being paternalistic when I worry about burnout, I think she's being exploitative when she talks about 'everyone stepping up.'

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Partners are learning that shared political values don't automatically translate to shared understanding of mutual obligations in positions of power.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Responsibilities — the other side of rights?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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