Why not make your kids do the dishes with some gamification instead of having them play video games and see how it goes.
That builder might just be the wrong suspect in this two-party relationship issue.
Maybe your products need more awe, your attitude needs more respect and you might just give it a try to look at the person and not just see their exploitable potential as a start.
With your kids, reward them with more responsibilty, choice and partial ownership of your household and its direction and decor, and it might actually work out. Share your assets and see what they will be used for by those you see so much potential in.
In a way that is what those interships and simple tinkering allowed when companies were smaller and the industry was less complex. Finding ways to encourage them and supporting their ideas instead of looking for work force for your own projects might just be a real investment in everbody's future.
You might just have to give up the idea that it's now your turn to lead (from that inherited spot).
That builder might just be the wrong suspect in this two-party relationship issue.
Maybe your products need more awe, your attitude needs more respect and you might just give it a try to look at the person and not just see their exploitable potential as a start.
With your kids, reward them with more responsibilty, choice and partial ownership of your household and its direction and decor, and it might actually work out. Share your assets and see what they will be used for by those you see so much potential in.
In a way that is what those interships and simple tinkering allowed when companies were smaller and the industry was less complex. Finding ways to encourage them and supporting their ideas instead of looking for work force for your own projects might just be a real investment in everbody's future.
You might just have to give up the idea that it's now your turn to lead (from that inherited spot).
It just has always been your turn to add value.
Invest your (real) assets.