It’s not about work ethic.
It’s not about respect.
It’s not about “the next generation not getting it.”
It’s about one generation forcing their way of operating onto people who are wired completely differently.
In the latest Powered by Instinct, Sara Stern shares a moment when a father realized his child wasn’t being defiant—their instinctive approach could actually grow the business faster than his own.
A tough pill to swallow. And a reminder: how many talented family members have been pushed out simply because leadership couldn’t see past their own instincts?
When you stop trying to create clones and start aligning with how people are naturally wired to succeed, everything changes.
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