This pattern of destructive behavior brings an emotional division between family members, influencing mood states and disrupting the workplace environment. A second concern surrounds how these conflicts are seldom appropriately addressed. Beware of your operational style, your family business lifestyle. Beware of concerns that go unaddressed, and subsequently unresolved. Family relationships are already formed when a family enters the business arena.
Innocence is brought into the family-business relationship.
Few recognize what they are entering into. This aspect is compounded for home-based businesses. It becomes a juggling act at best. However, styles of relating need to be suitably amended when applicable. It is of particular importance for any family who is committed to more than giving the appearance of a united front on the outside.