The value of maintenance in business partnerships

Jul 2010

by Hardy Hasenfuss

I’ve met a lot of business partners who work diligently in their business: focused on sales, the bottom line, customer service, business expansion, or just keeping up with the challenges of this economy.

While these partners work “in” the business, they rarely work “on” the business. They face daily challenges together, but rarely work on their own relationship.

In other words, they keep running their car on bald tires and oil that hasn’t been changed for 100,000 miles. More

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Friends Forever

May 2010

by Hardy Hasenfuss

Cut from the same cloth:

Bill (68) and John (69) were born one week apart— they went to the same college and pharmacy school. Both became pharmacists, and they worked together for the same employer for 10 years. They each got married the same year (also one week apart) and they both have five children.

Why wouldn’t they partner, with this much in common?

They did, and it worked VERY WELL!

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