Your cousin isn’t your enemy—he’s your ₹80k/month cash flow leak. I’m Sanjay Poddar, and I turned Priya’s auto parts factory from a family warzone into ₹7L/month profit in 90 days.
Family feuds in MSME factories aren’t just shouting matches—they’re profit killers. Siblings bicker, uncles skim, kids dodge the legacy, and you’re stuck in chaos. I’ve saved 175+ Delhi NCR factories, sparked ₹300 crore, and my Kichkitch to Crores (KTC) program stops the bloodshed, aligning families to stack crores. Ready to end the fights and save your factory? Let’s dive into the trenches.
The Family Trap: Your Factory’s Hidden Leak
Family-run factories are built on love, but love without structure is a death sentence. My 10 Key Areas—Purchase, Sales, Scrap, Quality, Labor, Cash Flow, Inventory, Finished Goods, Returned Goods, Family/Commercial—target every leak, and Family/Commercial is the beating heart.
In 2000, I set up Master Automotive in Ghaziabad, turning chaos into a Tata dealership with ₹10L/month profit. By 2010, their family split—brothers at war, profits tanking. I’ve seen it all: cousins sabotaging orders, sons-in-law pocketing “consultancy fees.” Priya’s auto unit was bleeding ₹5L/month because her dad and uncle fought over every bolt.
My Truth Session, a post-deal showdown in KTC, united them, hitting 98% staff retention and ₹7L scrap profit. Families aren’t the problem—they’re your factory’s soul, if you align them right.
The 4 Toxic Family Roles Killing Your Factory
You’ve got one of these in your factory, guaranteed. They’re leaking your crores:
1. The Nepotism Hire
Your brother’s kid runs production but can’t read a KPI. He’s loyal, but his screw-ups cost ₹2L/month in defects.
Vikas’s steel unit had a nephew who botched ₹7L in orders. My Discipline Pillar swapped him for a skilled operator, saving ₹11L/month. Loyalty’s nice—competence pays.
2. The Silent Resentor
Your sister holds back ideas to “keep peace,” but her silence kills innovation.
At Deepak’s textile unit, his wife’s resentment stalled decisions, costing ₹10L/month. My Patience Pillar in a Truth Session got her speaking, unlocking ₹14L profit. Silence isn’t peace—it’s poison.
3. The Cash-Cow Cousin
He diverts funds to his side hustle, skimming ₹80k/month.
Priya’s uncle funneled scrap sales to his buddy. My Focus Pillar exposed it with secret staff surveys, redirecting ₹7L to the factory. Thieves in the family hurt the most.
4. The Ghost Partner
Your brother’s in Dubai, demanding dividends but never shows up.
Deepak’s son was a ghost, sparking feuds. My Positive Attitude Pillar gave him a sales role, saving ₹6L in disputes. Ghosts don’t build legacies—they haunt them.
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Why Family Constitutions Work Across Industries
Family feuds aren’t unique to MSMEs—big players face them too. Conglomerates like Reliance use family constitutions to define roles, ensuring smooth succession without chaos.
SMEs in manufacturing, from Gujarat’s textile mills to Punjab’s auto parts shops, rely on written agreements to avoid profit leaks. Clear succession plans, a hallmark of these businesses, prevent battles over who leads next.
Healthy conflict, when managed with structure, can spark innovation and growth, as studies show—new ideas emerge when families debate with clear rules.
My KTC Family Constitution Template draws from these practices, tailored for your factory. It’s not corporate fluff—it’s a contract to save your legacy, forged in my 40 years of shop-floor wars, from Vaishnav Cutter’s ₹8L/month profit to Deepak’s family reunion.
KTC’s Truth Session Blueprint: From War to Unity
My Truth Session isn’t therapy—it’s a 4-hour showdown after you commit to KTC, where I align your family with data and grit.
Even the most successful family businesses bring in outside advisors or mediators to facilitate tough conversations and keep everyone accountable. As an external mediator, I bring objectivity, cutting through years of grudges. Families cry, hug, and rebuild.
Pre-Meeting: Secret Staff Surveys
I send anonymous surveys to your staff—10 questions, 5 minutes.
“Who’s really running production?”
“What’s the biggest family fight?”
At Vikas’s steel unit, surveys revealed his cousin’s sabotage, saving ₹3L in orders. Data cuts through lies like a slitter.
During: Role-Play with KPI Scorecards
Over chai, I hand out scorecards—output, defects, cash flow. Each family member defends their role.
Deepak’s son thought he was “strategic,” but KPIs showed ₹4L losses. Role-plays reset egos, using my Self-Confidence Pillar to rebuild trust. It’s raw, messy, and it works.
Post-Meeting: Family Constitution
Everyone signs a Family Constitution—a contract of roles, KPIs, and consequences.
Regular monthly or quarterly family councils, a best practice, keep harmony and catch conflicts early. Priya’s dad and uncle signed one, boosting output to 98%. My template, drawn from industry giants, ensures no backsliding, locking in crores.
Case Study: Vikas’s Steel Unit
Vikas’s Ghaziabad steel unit was a battlefield—60% output, ₹7L/month losses, his cousin rerouting orders to a rival. Workers were lazy, family at war.
I sold ₹3L scrap in 48 hours, using the Hard Grind Pillar. A Truth Session exposed the cousin’s scam—staff surveys spilled the truth. My Patience Pillar mediated their rift; Vikas’s cousin took a sales role.
Ninety days later: 92% output, ₹11L/month profit, family aligned.
Vikas said, “Sanjay ji, you’re our godfather.”
Your Family, Your Legacy
In 2011, I was kidnapped—four days, pliers on my pinky, blood pooling. By 2014, bankruptcy crushed my ₹300 crore empire.
My daughter’s shine and wife’s strength saved me. Families matter. Feuds are like rust—ignore them, and your factory dies. Align them, and you’ll stack crores.
I did it for Master Automotive, sparking 50 earning centers, and Vaishnav Cutter, hitting ₹8L/month profit. Your family’s next.
Take Action Now
Your family’s leaking ₹80k+/month in fights and mistrust. Stop the bloodshed.
With KTC, I’ve saved 175+ MSMEs, from Master Automotive to Vikas’s unit, using my 8 Pillars—Hard Grind, Patience, Sacrifice, Consistency, Discipline, Self-Confidence, Positive Attitude, Focus.
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