4 partnership pop stars – which one are you?
Social media is full of quizzes that are a wonderful time waster, especially if you’re waiting for a train. At any given time I’ve explored what type of potato I …
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The 3-second rule for great negotiations
Primary school teachers are the gold standard negotiators. When you’re wrangling a room full of 6-year-olds your day is filled with endless micro negotiations. At any given time Braden is …
Tailoring your ask = better solutions
“When someone needs a life raft, don’t try to sell them a yacht” Taki France The humble BandAid is much maligned. BandAid solutions are seen as short term and ineffective. …
How to be pirates in the navy
Steve Jobs famously said it was ‘more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy”. He meant that big bureaucracies are slower to change than start-ups. In Tendayi …
The 5 small things to give your partnerships program a big lift
The Biblical story of David and Goliath is one of triumph over a much bigger foe. David the shepherd boy volunteers to fight the giant Goliath using only his slingshot …
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What to do if your partner has no budget
The Royal Family aren’t short of a dollar or two. It must be nice to have the crown jewels in storage for a rainy day. But the Royals are well …
Corporate partnerships: now is a critical time for leadership and boards to be hands-on
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you ever been in a plane that hit turbulence and noticed that you never hear much from the flight deck? You get the urgent ping of the seatbelt sign …
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What if partnerships could be the change we want to see in the world?
I was recently starting to feel good, or at least slightly better about the world. Lockdown is easing in Australia; kids are back in school and it’s looking like we …
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Corporate partnerships – the importance of a realistic job description
We know that corporate partnerships managers have special skills that make them successful: but every superhero has a weakness. The kryptonite for people working in corporate partnerships is often the job description. …
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Alignment underpins innovative corporate partnerships
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I love finding examples of innovative and creative corporate partnerships and especially one which is underpinned by a strong alignment between the partners. Alignment (noun.) – a position of agreement …
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