The Plague in Plain Sight

27/10/2025 29 min Episodio 2
The Plague in Plain Sight

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In this episode of Rogue Wealth, host Kris Garlewicz tackles one of the most destructive—and least discussed—forces in family business: emotional friction.Building on Episode 1’s theme of Blocking Out the Noise, this conversation exposes the emotional tax that quietly drains productivity, clarity, and growth. The toughest consultant your business will ever face isn’t a Wall Street analyst—it’s often sitting across from you at the dinner table.Kris breaks down the frameworks used by successful family enterprises to transform dysfunction into discipline, and emotion into clarity. You’ll learn:How to define your family charter and core values — the unbreakable commandments guiding every decision.Why everyone is watching — how your behavior sets the standard for every generation that follows.What professional governance really looks like — and how to enforce systems that transcend last names.How to identify your “bodyguards and sounding boards” — the people who keep you accountable when decisions get emotional.Through powerful stories and real-world lessons—including the fallout of a $400 million family business collapse—Kris reveals how even the most successful families can lose everything when emotion overrides structure.