business partnerships Tag
09 Mar The Navigating Partnership
These are the types of questions that Navigating Partners ask:- Where are we going?
- Why are we going there?
- Why can you count on me to get us there?
- What can I expect from you?
- How can we harness and enhance out combined talents, passions, and skills?
- What’s our plan of action?
- What resources do we need?
- How will we handle conflict and differences of opinion?
- Where can we take charge, make things happen, and self-initiate?
09 Dec Triggers – What Sets You Off?
Sometimes upsets roll off your back and sometimes they don’t. It’s great when you go through the day as if you’re sprayed with an invisible shield of Teflon. Situational upsets and frustrations stay at a low impact level and you don’t take anything personally. Then there are those days where the Teflon disappears and the “slings and arrows” of everyday life hit deep and you get “triggered.”01 Dec Alliances and Outside Affiliations
Remember the saying, “two’s company, three’s a crowd?” The saying focusing on the observation many parents have made about how well two children can get along and how quickly cooperation and sharing can evaporate and the twosome becomes a threesome: one child is usually left out. A two-person partnership can work well for a long period of time. Problems can emerge, though, if one partner develops a close working alliance or affiliation with an outside party. Whether it be three children or three adults, a three-person relationship can be difficult to manage.17 Nov Resilience: The Art of Bouncing Back
“Where there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.” - Earl Nightingale. Breakdowns are inevitable in a partnership, especially if there are big dreams, goals, and risks. In strong partnerships, partners may get upset, frustrated, or angry but they don’t succumb to negative thinking and pessimism. They don’t bring up the past; they learn to move on. They use life’s challenges as opportunities for learning, breakthrough, and recommittment to action. Resilient partners learn to “right themselves and regain their footing.” Similar to the experience in piloting a small sailboat where capsizing is a constant companion, resilient partners simply figure out what to do to get the operation back in position after a project “capsizes.”24 Sep Key to Partnership Success: Talking it Out
A healthy partnership is does not mean the partners are always in a placid state of agreement. Disagreements are normal and natural in healthy partnerships. Words can be exchanged and tempers frayed. Whether or not it’s just a difference of opinion or an argument, partners need to talk things out.
Someone has to initiate the “talking it out” conversation. It might as well be you! That’s one way you bring added value to your partnership. You provide an opportunity to create mutual understanding, respect, and problem solving. Your conversation might go something like this:
16 Sep Back from Oxford University
I recently had a great experience. I had the opportunity to talk at Oxford University in England. What a treat that was: meeting over two days with thirty business owners and consultants discussing topics such as why businesses fail? What are the key success competencies...
10 Sep The Danger of Worry
A client of mine once described worrying as something a person does when he feels he isn’t in control of his destiny.
Businesses can grow on creating productive ventures, working with others, solving problems, reaching goals, and taking care of others on your team.
Businesses can falter and become painful when concerns and worries exceed productive collaborative work. For example, business partners can worry to the point of reduced intelligence, problem solving and working together.