Improve your communications and stay away from abbreviations!

Have you ever been in that situation where someone was using an abbreviation and you thought you knew what it meant? Then in the conversation you felt a bit awkward […]

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Can we do business with the speed of Trust?

Monday morning, May 15, 2018, 6am in the Netherlands: the moment this newsletter was delivered to your inbox. In about three hours I will be landing in Singapore. After touch […]

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Why you need to understand your partner

In a strategic alliance or partnership there are at least two different organizations working together. When you have worked for more than one organization in your career, you will have […]

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Congratulations, you’ve become an alliance manager!

You just had a conversation with your boss and HR and they have assigned you with the task of alliance management. You always knew it was something special to be […]

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How to deal best with cross organizational teams

In my last column I wrote about team development and team coaching. Most often when we talk about teams we think about teams that are close to us. Like the […]

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What is the ROI of team improvement?

Working in teams is being considered a normal thing to many people. However, it also means that we often do not give enough attention to teamwork. We take it for […]

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Why and how to engage your stakeholders

You have identified your stakeholders, you know the connections between them and you have an idea about their level of support. Now it is time to engage them actively. There […]

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This is how to identify stakeholders – part 2

In response to one of my recent articles about identifying your stakeholders, I received an email from fellow coach Laura Neil. In it, Laura shared a story from a recent […]

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This is how to identify peer to peer stakeholder relationships

Now that you have identified your stakeholder and assessed their level of support, it is time to map the relationships among them. When we have a clear overview of the […]

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How to assess the level of support of your stakeholders

The purpose of engaging with your stakeholders is to keep them properly involved with your alliances. Remember: a stakeholder can affect or be affected by your actions or the actions […]

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How to make your team measurably more effective

Teamwork is the cornerstone of an organization’s success. At least that’s how I feel about it. No man is an island. Without collaboration in your team, you will limit your […]

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The 2017 summer reading list

During the summer months, the business slows down a bit for many people and organizations. Therefore, these months could be an excellent time to catch up on other tasks or […]

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That's all!

That's all!