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When business partners have conflicting philosophies about time allocation

My business partner and I cannot agree on how much time to spend in planning meetings versus doing actual work and it's becoming this weird power struggle about whose approach to productivity gets to define our shared schedule. I think we're both afraid the other person's way of working will absorb our time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're fighting over calendar tactics while avoiding the deeper question of whose work style gets to shape your collaborative rhythm.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined calendar — whose time is it??”

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