The Politically Incorrect BOSS By Aundrea Y. Wilcox
The current political climate couldn't be riper for this topic. Office politics takes place in almost every business, and family business is no exception. When non-family employees feel uninvolved, disempowered or like their rights and interests are ignored, the political arena intensifies. They turn every situation into an opportunity to choose sides, which may not be best for the business. The key to minimizing the negative impacts of office politics and maintaining a neutral workplace environment is communication. Have regular meetings that include non-family employees where everyone can suggest ideas and give feedback. If there is a language barrier, offer to pay for lessons for non-family employees to learn the family language. If that is not an option, at least have the civility to refrain from excluding non-family empl...