Effective communication includes dealing with hard issues in relationships, be it with family or business.

In the disguise of being nice, most people shy away from real issues which means that these are left unresolved and will come back to haunt them.

So you have a choice of dealing with it head on now and minimizing its recurrence, or burying it and being willing to deal with it again later, in uglier ways.

Resolving challenges as they come in a positive and conclusive manner are worth the time and investment, especially when dealing with people who you want to engage with in the long term.

It will be a case of short term pain and long term gain.