Your mid-year performance review

Did you notice that last Tuesday lasted longer than any other day? Probably you didn’t, as it was only one second that made June 30 last longer. This ‘leap second’ was introduced […]

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Acquisition or Alliance?

Recently I spoke to a number of people who had more experience in acquisition than in alliances. We explored some of the similarities and differences between alliances and acquisitions, bringing […]

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How to find an alliance partner?

Finding a partner might be easy, but finding the right alliance partner can be a daunting task. Last week I facilitated an alliance workshop where we discussed this topic extensively. […]

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3 personal productivity tips

How productive are you? Over the years I have been working with many personal productivity systems. From paper based systems to digital tools; I have explored them all. It was […]

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The resemblance between a marriage and an alliance

On a warm and sunny Friday morning in May my wife and I said “Yes!” to each other and with that we perpetuated our personal alliance into a marriage. That […]

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What is a strategic alliance for you?

What is a strategic alliance for you? What is a strategic alliance for your partner? Do you ever experience a misunderstanding with a potential partner about expectations for the potential […]

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Do you know Angelina Jolie?

Of course you know Angelina Jolie, Well, maybe not personally, but you will have heard of her. She is not only the famous actress that is married to Brad Pitt, […]

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CBP-57: The Challenger Sale, with Eric Moss

Eric Moss is an Alliance and Partner professional with a specialty in solution development and Go-to-Market (GTM) relationships between technology firms and Systems Integrators (SI’s). Based in the San Francisco […]

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Your focussed journey to personal success

Have you ever been to Singapore and Shanghai? Last Friday I returned from an 8 day visit to both cities and, yes, it was amazing! First I spent a few […]

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CBP-56: Stakeholder engagement with Elke Jeurissen and Cato Léonard

“We need to be aware of the fact that it is a learning by doing process”, those are the parting words of Elke Jeurissen in this conversation. Cato Léonard adds […]

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Are you ready to make money in the collaborative business world?

Last week the Dutch business paper FD featured a special about the fact that the acquisition market is growing again. In January of this year PWC published a CEO study in which 51% […]

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CBP-55: Global Alliances with Ramanath Suryaprakash

In this episode of the Collaborative Business Podcast I am in conversation with Ramanath Suryaprakash, who is a Global Alliance Manager at Infosys. Ram is based in Seattle and works […]

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That's all!

That's all!