“Trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback” – this saying, attributed to Johan Thorbecke, the Dutch politician who played a role in establishing our country’s first constitution in 1848, […]
What is the Difference Between a Partnership and an Alliance?
Quite regularly people ask me what the difference is between a partnership and an alliance. It’s an intriguing question with various possible answers. The responses range from “There is no […]
I’ve been coaching and having conversations over Zoom since 2015. I remember that during those first few years of this transition to digital methods, people were hesitant to turn on […]
During a recent conversation, I was asked what Alliance Management is. A seemingly simple question that goes back to the essence of our profession on which many books have already […]
Communication is one of the key success factors in alliances and partnerships. Clear communication helps to build trust and understanding between partners. As such, we might even regard communication as […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Alliance Managers?
Over the past few months Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been in the news quite a lot, especially in the form of ChatGPT. Even though ChatGPT promises to be a useful […]
Leadership is often seen as something that is connected to a top-down hierarchy. This is a logical way of looking at leadership; after all, we often use the term leadership […]
The saying goes: “Trust comes on foot, but leaves on horseback”. In other words, trust takes a long time to build and can be destroyed in a minute! Trust is […]
Alliances & Partnerships seem such an easy way to grow an organisation. However, much the same as constructing a high-rise building, alliances and partnerships require a solid foundation to be […]
Continuous learning is when you voluntarily learn new skills and expand your knowledge. This could be gaining new skills and knowledge in new areas, but it might also relate to […]
When we create alliances, we generally do so with the intention of building a long-term relationship with our alliance partner, but remember, alliances don’t last forever. Circumstances will change and […]
In one of our previous Alliance Masterclasses one of the participants asked me “Isn’t it all just common sense?” We had just discussed the management phase of an alliance. The […]
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