Who do I talk to when my coach is the person I'm having the problem with?

Someone outside the family, with no stake in the outcome. Kris Kluver, in The Dysfunctional Family Office, captures this exact bind. Robert Mitchell was supposed to be Gail's coach during the handoff. He was also the source of much of her friction, slipping back into old habits, agreeing with the CFO who was undermining her, holding patterns that made the transition harder. How do you talk to your coach when you have challenges with your coach. The answer is to find someone else for that specific work. The founder remains a mentor for many things. They cannot be the person you process your friction with the founder through. That work has to happen with a third party. A coach with no family stake. A Peer Circle of other CEOs. A facilitator who has no relationship with anyone in the family. Trying to handle it inside the family creates the doom loop Gail experienced.