The benefits of a dedicated alliance function

Last week I mentioned the 80% rule of alliance success. A rule that highlights an important element for creating successful alliances: a structured alliance process. However, it is not just […]

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What is collaborative success anyway?

One of the topics that always leads to a great discussion in the Alliance Masterclasses I facilitate, is about alliance success. Especially the question “How to define if an alliance […]

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Why email is not good for communication

It was in 1987 when I had my first encounter with email. At that time I was working at a small company where one of my tasks was to select […]

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Clarity about roles and responsibilities

Do you have a clear view on what your role and your responsibilities are in your team, or in your alliance? Does your counterpart, your colleague, or your manager, have […]

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What is the biggest inhibitor to collaboration?

The other day I came across this quote on Twitter: “The biggest threat to innovation is internal politics and an organizational culture, which doesn’t accept failure and/or doesn’t accept ideas […]

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From things to relationships at the IACCM European Conference

At the recent IACCM European Conference in Dublin I presented together with Ivo Rutten of Philips Lighting. Our story was titled “How many years does it take to change a […]

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Sometimes it is time to say goodbye

“Till death do us part”: for a marriage it might be a good intention to stay together for a lifetime. However, in today’s work environment that might not always be […]

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What is the best moment to design your governance model?

Like alliances and alliance management, the term governance is also a broadly used term that can mean many things to many people. In “Alliance Advantage”* Yves Doz and Gary Hamel […]

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The power of “WE” in your team

It must have been around 12 years ago: in those days I used to travel a lot and whenever I had spare time at an airport, I was either browsing […]

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What is an alliance manager?

You might be wondering, what exactly is an alliance manager? Sometimes it is very clear what a term or job role means. When it comes to roles such as purchaser […]

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What comes first: the relationship or the deal?

Last week I talked with a colleague about our experiences in how companies deal with alliances and other kinds of business collaborations. We noticed that many senior people treat alliances […]

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Who is on your team?

Recently I wrote about how collaboration is all about you and about four elements of a collaborative mindset. Those articles show that you have an important role in a collaboration […]

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That's all!

That's all!