Amanda Neville  Amanda Neville, Contributor  I share insights on
how to succeed in business partnership.  1/17/2014 @ 7:56AM |461
views  Understanding Your Partner: When To Hold and When To Fold
“Sometimes,” our coach said to us, “there won’t be
understanding.”  I couldn’t believe what he was saying. My mind
ran amok: What did he mean? How could that happen? What if we
kept talking? Surely we could find common ground! How could we
move on without understanding? We should just keep talking!
ImpasseBut he was right. Sometimes you can’t get there. You can
spend hours talking and arguing and listening and trying and the
only thing you will find is an impasse. Maybe there is a
fundamental disagreement that prevents someone from validating
an alternate point of view. Maybe someone lacks the self-
awareness to realize that their perception could be wrong. Maybe
everyone involved is stubborn.  In those cases, continuing to
talk is like allowing a guest to stay too late. It breeds
resentment, invites fatigue and cult