The Top 3 Causes of Conflict in Family Businesses & How to Begin to Diffuse It

My first career was in architecture. My father was an architect and it came naturally to me as well. Right out of college, I took a job at a local firm that specialized in school design. Because I had interned with my dad during my college years, I was able to shorten the three years required prior to taking the licensure exam down to two. I took the California architecture exam consisting of nine sections over three days and passed it the first time. With my new license in hand, it didn’t take long for my dad to suggest that we go into business together.