Do you keep secrets if one partner tells you something privately?

No, not permanently.

Because Business Partners Counseling involves the partnership relationship, secrets that affect the partnership usually need to be disclosed and discussed. However, a counselor may temporarily hold information while deciding how to approach it thoughtfully and while helping the partner prepare to bring it into the joint conversation.

We are also careful about situations where one partner may be trying to align the counselor against the other partner. Neutrality is important, so private information has to be handled carefully.

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