The 'Unite to Ignite' report by the UN reveals a significant under use of multi-sector partnerships for tackling global issues. It outlines the necessity of overcoming obstacles to leverage Multi-Sector Partnerships fully, emphasizing seven areas for improvement to unlock their transformational potential.
Did you know partnerships with significant support from a partnership specialist are 2.5 x more likely to be successful than those with no support? Learn how!
What is a growth mindset in partnerships? This article discusses the critical role of a growth mindset in successful partnerships, emphasizing that such a mindset, which values learning and adaptability, is essential for navigating the challenges and diversity inherent in collaborative efforts.
"The Four Agreements" offers useful insights for enriching partnerships, fostering deeper understanding and mutual respect. Key ideas: Honest Speech, Personal Detachment, Assumption Avoidance, Optimal Effort. These principles can guide partners towards a more harmonious and fulfilling relationship.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore, is not an act but a HABIT.” -Aristotle
Don’t show up occasionally as your best partnership self - commit to it day in and day out through everything you do. Improvement will add up over time. They will turn from actions into superpower habits! Here are four partnership habits that will change the impact and effectiveness of your collaborations – forever!
Gandhi’s expressed a similar observation, in 1913 with his iconic aphorism, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
Change starts from within. Nowhere is this truer than in partnerships. Partnerships are a group activity, but success is only achieved through individual efforts and skill.
This requires us to ask ourselves: Who am I going to be when I show up as my best partnership self? What is the best version of your partnership you - your partnership Identity?
Working in collaboration can be difficult, even when you're all in the same room, but how do you work with partners across multiple venues, technology barriers and even time zones?
Replay the webinar with Partnership Brokers Association Catherine Russ. In it she shares her belief that it is entirely possible for virtual partnering to be an opportunity rather than a problem – if we can use the challenges as drivers for breakthrough thinking and innovative practice.
Recently I was speaking with a colleague who was experiencing a common partnership challenge - I call it the “Partnership Drama Triangle.” This is a state I have adapted from David Emerald’s excellent book, The Power of TED (The Empowerment Dynamic). In the book he describes this drama phenomenon as the toxic three-way state, we can find ourselves in if we don’t pay attention to what’s actually happening. As with any triangle, it has three points – victim, persecutor and rescuer.
So often in partnerships we think that our success will be depend on one defining moment – a big win that changes everything. We often convince ourselves that massive success requires massive action. Then we put pressure on ourselves to make some earth-shattering improvement that everyone will talk about. In so doing, we underestimate the value of making small habit improvements and bringing them to life daily.
Overwhelming. Stressful. Uncertain. Passion. Hope. Change. These were the words used to describe 2020 that reflect both the profound challenge of the year, and the powerful hope that positive transformations will come out of it.
Although the path forward into 2021 may feel uncertain, one thing has never been clearer: to change the trajectory for the better, we must come together, collaborate, and form genuine partnerships. These efforts will support each other and leverage our joint strengths to co-create a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future that we all can share.
I am always looking for ways to strengthen partnerships and I found a great one in Nassim Taleb’s 2012 book, Antifragile. In it, ,Taleb shares the fact that there’s a big difference between being fragile, resilient, and antifragile. His idea is highly relevant for partnerships and offers an opportunity to learn how to see challenges as growth opportunities. What does this look like in the real world?
