Would you like to know more about how to form successful alliances with external partners? Do you lack structure when it comes to forming sustainable partnerships? Or would you like to learn how to create collaborations that are beneficial for both parties?

As an alliance business coach, I have written extensively about these kind of subjects over the past years. In this knowledge base you find all my articles, organized by theme. I hope you can utilize them to improve the quality of your alliances. 

ALLIANCE COACHING

As an alliance coach, I regularly publish blog articles about my experiences. I publish stories about my practice and share insights on my own profession as a coach. Are you curious to know more about alliance coaching? Or would you like to know if a coaching program with me might be a good fit? These blogs might be interesting for you!

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ALLIANCE COMMUNICATION

Taking communication for granted can be a trust-buster. Applying some simple techniques to improve your communication can be a trust-builder for your partnerships. Would you like to know more about successful alliance communication? Make sure to read the blogs about alliance communication is this knowledge base.

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ALLIANCE GOVERNANCE

Alliance governance is basically the system to manage the alliance. Governance steers an alliance in the right direction and makes sure it stays on track. In my opinion, it is one of the key elements to the success of a collaboration. Would you like to know more about strategic alliance governance? You will find many useful tips in the following blogposts.

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ALLIANCE HEALTH CHECK

In this part of our knowledge base, you’ll find out more about the alliance health check. Why is it valuable to perform a health check every once in a while? And how should you carry one out? Here I inform you about the basics. And, if you are more interested in a deep dive into the subject, you will also find many articles on the subject.

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ALLIANCE LIFECYCLE

Working in partnerships and alliances, at some point you might have come across the term alliance lifecycle. But what exactly is an alliance lifecycle, and how can you use it to create fruitful collaborations? Here we dive deeper into what this alliance lifecycle is, and how you can adapt it to your business. 

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ALLIANCE MANAGER

An alliance manager has a key role in facilitating successful partnerships. I usually compare it to being a conductor in an orchestra. They need to unify the alliance partners and their team members. Just like a conductor needs to ensure the orchestra plays in tune by unifying its performers.

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ALLIANCE ROLES

Do you want to know more about functional mapping, alliance roles and the part an alliance manager can play? The following article and corresponding blogs are highly recommended to gain more insight. 

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ALLIANCE TRAINING

In an alliance training you’ll learn tools and methods to build strong collaborations. In this knowledge bank you’ll find many articles on this important subject.

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PARTNER SELECTION CRITERIA IN STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

Even though I have partnerships seen formed during sports matches or on an airplane, a successful alliance needs more preparation than a friendly moment between two potential partners.

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STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

Strategic alliances are among my favorite topics to write about. They can add so much value and growth to a company. In this knowledge base I share what I have learned in my experiences with strategic alliances.

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TRUST IN ALLIANCES

Trust in a relationship is always two ways: it is impossible for you to trust your partner while your partner does not trust you. And without this mutual trust it is impossible to build a successful strategic partnership.

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WHO ARE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS

When you are working with alliances, this adds an extra level of complexity in identifying your stakeholders. How to keep the overview in a complex network of stakeholders?

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ALLIANCE CULTURE

Culture is one of the strongest influences of a company’s performance. A collaborative internal alliance culture will help external collaboration flourish.

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