Most spouses have been carrying at least one truth for years that they haven't said directly. Usually it's about the cost of the business on the family. The missed moments, the workaholic patterns, the fact that the founder built the company partly because he loved it more than he wanted to admit. Kris Kluver, in The Dysfunctional Family Office, asks founders to consider what truth their spouse or partner is holding that they've been afraid to tell. Most founders, asked plainly, can guess. The question is whether they're willing to invite it. The conversation is uncomfortable. It's also the conversation that almost every successful family transition runs through at some point. The truth is rarely as bad as the avoidance has been.
What truth has my spouse been holding that they've been afraid to tell me?
From: Ch 4: The Norm, Not the Exception
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