Ana hi, Definitely always a risk of diagnosing the symptom rather than the root cause. As others have noted above vision can be lacking and core financial skills can be lacking. You can hire financial skills. Vision belongs with the owners/founder/leaders (not with the managers).

Totally agreed about the motivation Radosveta – freedom and creating your own job/workplace/team/way-of-working. I have been working on consolidating some research on ‘why’ people in Ireland, a small, open developed economy, opt to become entrepreneurs. There is, I think, far too much focus on the profit motive at the expense of a deeper understanding of reasons beyond-profit.

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For sure, active listening and thoughtful questioning build trust in mentorship. Formalizing expectations also is helpful in ensuring a productive relationship.