I started my company a decade ago with my husband, a good friend, and my sister–who eventually quit. We’d grown from our scrappy team of four to an equally scrappy team of 14, but somewhere along the way my sister, whom I’d put in charge of content management, stopped feeling like it was a fit for her career.
I was hurt. It’s always hard when a key leader leaves–and it’s even harder when they’re someone you’re close to. Luckily, my sister and I remain best friends, but her departure was still a huge shock to our team.
