UseCase
Business partner & Co-founder conflicts
When the partnership breaks down, best friends become enemies, and years of collaboration collapse into judgment
You built something together. Maybe you were co-founders with a shared vision. Maybe you were best friends first, business partners second. Maybe you were "married" to this person in every way except legally.
And then something happened.
The partnership broke down. Communication stopped. Judgment took over. Maybe there was a betrayal. Maybe you were kicked out. Maybe they left you. Maybe money got involved. Maybe power dynamics shifted.
Now there's a wall between you—invisible but impenetrable. You can't see them clearly anymore. You only see your judgments: irresponsible, controlling, greedy, disloyal, cowardly.
And on the other side of that wall, they can't see you either.
The business suffers. Your people suffer. You suffer.
This is where the Honor Window comes in.
Hans & Zan: A 7-year brotherhood restored
/Hans Comyn and Zan were best friends for 7 years. They traveled together, worked together, built a global network together. "We were married, I would say we were really like married."
In 2015, Zan kicked Hans out of the business. Hans didn't see it coming.
What followed was three years of suffering—anger, hatred, sadness, self-righteousness. "I had a very valid case for why he treated me badly."
They didn't speak for three years.
The breakthrough
In 2018, Hans met Michael Skye and learned the Honor Window.
"I saw the light. It's like I physically found a different place to stand and I could see Zan in a different light."
Hans now says:
"It's like a superpower I have... I can save a relationship. Where I fucked up, I could put it straight and it's gonna be a win-win. Like, everybody's gonna like it."
"Lead or suffer. Whenever I suffer, I know it's because I'm judging."
What becomes possible
When you use the Honor Window with a business partner or co-founder conflict, you:
See through your judgment walls to what they've been standing for
Relieve your own suffering regardless of what they do
Find your place to stand with honor and authority
Create possibility for reconciliation (if that's what you want)
Reclaim your power to lead and influence
Prevent the same patterns in future partnerships
The Honor Window doesn't guarantee they'll change. It guarantees you will.
And that changes everything.
Try It with your business partner conflict
