Let's face it - partnering is easy to say and harder in practice, especially to do it right. We’re always amazed when we undertake a Partnering Review for partners and how asking the right question at the right time can have an immediate impact on the partners, their process and their performance. In this article we share a few simple techniques to help partners improve their performance.
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In the face of unprecedented global challenges like climate change and environmental sustainability, it's clear that partnering is not just beneficial – it's essential. The UN recently reported the earth isn't just warming; it's boiling!
In this critical moment, partnering offers the best opportunity to bring together diverse groups and create innovative solutions. However, effective partnering isn't without its challenges!
When people and organisations come together and look to partner, they are likely to have different expectations, objectives and value propositions. A key objective of any partnering process is to get everyone to the starting line together so that all the partners can move forward as one. But how do you get everyone to the starting line?
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We’re often told that partnering is difficult, but what is it that is so challenging? Knowing the challenges and the right questions to ask at the right time is the key successful partnering.
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An Independent Chair is not a new role in businesses, however we are now seeing more frequently the Independent Chair role being utlised in large scale reform projects and multi stakeholders intiatives.
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So you're looking at taking your partnering to the next level but not sure what steps you can take to get there? We’ve put together a set of 8 actions that you can apply to your partnering to get real traction.
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After 23 years in partnering, Ian takes the time to reflect on how far partnering has come, and what is next for partnering.
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We often see large scale intiatives flounder as individuals and organisations try to make it happen. Armed with a plan, but they seem to focus on activities rather than the overall system they are operatiing in..
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Partnering today is not delivering. Partnering has become the go to political phrase for just about everything. It has become such a general term that it has become virtually meaningless. We need to rethink ‘partnering’.
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Transformational change is defined as ‘radical or dramatic change’, which is what we need to solve the tough challenges our society faces. But what does it take to acheive this? What are the enablers for transformational change?
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What are Change Champions and why are they crucial to your organisation? As we move into a new era seeking greater transformational change the need for ‘change champions’ will become even greater.
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Many partners spend a lot of time and energy in reaching some form of Partnering Agreement, only to see it get little traction and fail to deliver over time. So how do we make sure what the partners want will actually take place?
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We reflect on some key takeout for partnering we had back at the start of 2021, and how these partnering practices are just as important in partnering in 2022.
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Some years ago I was conducting a 2 day partnering workshop involving different levels of government and a major community organisation. It became very clear at the end of Day 1 that we had a major issue.
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After a year where our world was turned upside down by Covid-19 and we kept hearing the ongoing mantra of the need to ‘work together’ to tackle the crisis, it is timely to look at what we can learn about partnering in this context and what might it mean for the future.
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The Partnership Brokers Association's online certificate course is designed for people in partnership / collaboration brokering roles who need to develop their skills and confidence in working remotely to broker, build, manage and optimise all forms of multi-stakeholder collaboration.
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Numerous new crisis collaborations are helping provide immediate solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic. But could some of these new relationships develop into longer-term partnerships to tackle future challenges?
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It is abundantly clear from our recent COVID-19 experiences that ‘working together’ will be the only way that will be able to conquer the pandemic and to adapt and prosper into the future. Seeking out and implementing new ways to work together within and outside of our organisations should be a high priority for all
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When looking at the need for increased collaboration and partnering, together with the potential opportunities it will enable in a post COVID world, it is clear that we will need to be able to partner faster and better in the future. Here are some simple, practical tips that organisations can take to help them to get action quickly and effectively.
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