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When business partners mistake scheduled check-ins for meaningful collaboration

My business partner and I meet every week for three hours to 'stay connected' about the company but we end up just reviewing tasks, and the real strategic conversations happen in random ten-minute calls when one of us is walking somewhere.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The formalization of connection can crowd out the spontaneous exchanges where real understanding develops.

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