My cofounder keeps making decisions without me. What do I do?
RELATIONAL ยท August 2026
TRUTH
This is a governance failure, not a communication problem. Talking about feelings will not fix an undefined power structure.
ROOT
Decisions flow around you because decision rights were never defined. Where no structure exists, the faster mover becomes the de facto CEO โ and that has already happened.
MOVE
This week, set a written decision matrix: which calls require both signatures, which are solo. If your cofounder refuses to put it in writing, that refusal is your real answer.
WHY THIS VERDICT
The relational blade names the structure underneath the conflict. Sympathy without a move is noise.