While many experts encourage us to “never work with family”, this Google hangout with Michael Hurwitz, owner of careersingovernment.com, talks about how he and his wife have survived working together:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxKXetUAbP4
Oh man!
I could imagine working with spouse, but the inlaws! Is this guy walking around on thin ice, or what?
Key takeaways:
- It’s gotta be 50/50 or nothing — a fair partnership in business and life.
- Delegate tasks and then step back — allow your spouse to run their end and don’t try to micro-manage them.
- If a decision has a significant impact to your bottom line, have a meeting and share the task rather than delegating.
- Perhaps the most important: if you’re the man — sometimes it’s smarter to take a step waaaaay back! Some battles just aren’t worth fighting. 😀
There’s much more detail than what I’ve touched on. Watch the video and learn more.
