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The three cornerstones of successful alliances

Only 53% of alliances succeed, what is it that these companies do differently than the 47% that fail? In short, successful alliances are built on three cornerstones: methodology, people, and […]

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Lessen van een wandeling – 900 km op de Camino

Op 14 april 2013 vertrok ik naar St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in Zuid Frankrijk. Een kleine plaats aan de voet van de Pyreneeën waar ik mijn camino naar Santiago de Compostela zou beginnen. […]

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3 tips to improve communication

Sometimes people ask me for the single most reason that alliances fail. It is as if they are looking for the magical ingredient: if they have that element right then […]

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Some have alliance excellence

Last week the ASAP Alliance Excellence Award winners were announced at the ASAP Global Alliance summit. Congratulations to all winners and particularly to Philips with winning the “Innovative Best Alliance […]

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What do you do to make your strategic alliances a leapfrogging success?

At the start of this new week, I have some food for thought for you, inspired by some conversations I had last week. As you know, I am a business […]

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CBP-54: The ideal alliance partner profile

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP54.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn last weeks episode we looked at a the Alliance Value Proposition, an important element when working together in strategic alliances. This week let’s […]

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46 business and alliance book recommendations

With episode 54 to be published later this week, the Collaborative Business Podcast is starting to become a very rich resource for learning more about practical ways of working in […]

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CBP-53: The Alliance Value Proposition

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP53.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn the previous episodes of The Collaborative Business Podcast I have been in conversation with many guests. Most often these conversations were about their experiences […]

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The double edged sword of being in alliance management

It has been said before: collaboration with outside parties is now more important than ever before. More and more people are starting to understand this and more often alliances are […]

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CBP-52: Why you need to be serious about your partnerships, with John Bell

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP52.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJohn Bell is a professor of strategic alliances at the Tilburg University in the Netherlands. John focusses in his work on cooperation and the […]

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Who needs a coach?

Every now and then it is good to set some time aside to reflect and to look into the mirror of our own developments. However, looking in the mirror is […]

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CBP-51: Collaboration for entrepreneurs, with Amber Vilhauer

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP51.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn the previous two episodes of the collaborative business podcast I have been looking forward to collaboration in 2015 with two long time alliance […]

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