The politicians have reached an impasse and have decided to allow the federal government to shut down because they can’t find common ground.
Quite honestly, this sounds like some family businesses I come across. Because of their own style differences, as well as differences in values and approaches, these families decide to not work with each other. Instead of shutting down the federal government they shut down the family business.
Politicians come from lots of different backgrounds and geographies and can’t get along. That’s not that great of a surprise to me to see them at an impasse. It is a surprise to me when families who have grown up with so much in common, can’t find common values and common ground to keep the family business alive.
I appreciate strong-minded people, but I do not appreciate people who can’t find ways to find common vision and win-win situations.
Sure, in a few cases the differences are so stark and unfixable that the family business should probably be sold or shut down. But in many cases, there is so much good and so much potential if people with strong egos and unbending ideologies would just step back for a moment and focus on what’s good and be confident that they could craft a win-win situation and avoid all the damage caused by the zero-sum win-lose politics.
Look at this week’s political fiasco and compare it to your own perspectives, mindset, and willingness to find the win-win in your own family business. Don’t create scenarios in which you have to shut off the lights in the family business just so you can be right!
