Are you stuck in your alliance creativity?

There is a powerful saying in the alliance community that says “Have you seen one alliance, you have seen one alliance”. The main thought behind the saying is that every […]

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CBP-43: Collaboration in Construction with Tim Fitch

In this episode of the Collaborative Business Podcast I am in conversation with Tim Fitch. Tim is one of the directors of Invennt, a UK based specialist in construction business […]

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Why Alliance is a better and safer term than Partnership

I recently received the following question about the use of. the words alliance or partnership: “People often mix alliances and partnerships.What is the definition in your perspective?”. These terms are […]

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CBP-42: A collaborative leader – with Alex Cameron

Together with his partner, Alex Cameron runs Socia, a company in the UK that helps collaborative leaders succeed in complex and challenging business environments. Alex’ partner is David Archer, who […]

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How outside forces can kill your alliance

Have you already registered for the webinar that will take place this Wednesday 15 october at 20:00h CET (2pm EDT)? There are still some places available, so if you haven’t; click […]

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The pragmatic 3 step alliance success approach

What is it that makes some companies so highly successful in all the partnerships and alliances they create, while others never flourish this way? On the outside they may seem […]

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CBP-41: The Being Leader – with Sujith Ravindran

Sujith Ravindran recently published his new book “The BEING Leader: Tracing the ‘Inner Path’ of Legendary Leaders”. Sujith studied the qualities that made leaders legendary and in this book he […]

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Alliance partner selection: to fit or not to fit?

How do you select a partner when establishing alliances?In the ideal alliance creation scenario, you will only establish an alliance with your ideal partner. Your partner will have the right […]

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CBP-40: The Collaborative Economy

Late 90s when I spoke to audiences about ebusiness I always used Amazon.com as an example. At that time Amazon was an online bookseller and many people felt that it […]

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CBP-39: Enter collaboration only as a last resort, with Dave Brock

Today I am in conversation with Dave Brock, who is the CEO of Partners in Excellence; a consultancy with 15 people around the world. In our conversation we explore many […]

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A vitamin pill for your alliances and partnerships

“It feels like I have taken a vitamin pill today” That was the response of one of the participants of the previous Partnership Optimization Workshop. The participants in the workshop […]

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CBP-38: Collaboration is a journey, with William Buist

William Buist is the owner of the company Abelard, that he describes as a collaborative consultancy. The prime role of Abelard is to help business owners and directors to develop […]

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