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
Successful Communication Collaborate, Communicate Often, listening, Maintenance
May 2010
by Hardy Hasenfuss
Eric: skiing on a Wednesday (not even a holiday!)
Come to think of it, Eric had fun skiing most Wednesdays last winter. And his partner Terry, who stayed behind minding the business, encouraged him to do so.
Riding the ski-lift with me several times in early March, Eric shared more wonderful things about his partnership. It all sounded so real coming from him, yet so unusual compared with most business partners I’ve interviewed. He appeared truly inspired by his work as a scientist, and totally satisfied by his business relationship with Terry. He quickly invited me to come to his place of business, and I did so about 3 weeks later.
Successful Business Partnerships Best Friends, Communicate Often, Generous, Harley Davidson, Leave of Absence, Lunch together, pursuit of happiness, Service First, Work-Life Balance
