“I haven’t felt this happy in 5 years…”

I was in conversation with a family who was about to sell their business.Theyalso happen to be very dear friends of mine.

The parents and son couldn’t find agreement on whether to overcome their differences and keep growing this successful venture together, or part ways because they couldn’t see eye to eye on certain details.They had lost sight of the beautiful vision they’d set out with.

They had also grown apart as a family, because they had been unable to communicate openly about what they...