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Questions and Answers about the Alliance Mastermind

Over the past few weeks I have received a number of practical questions about the Alliance Mastermind program. Questions that I answered already one-on-one, but I felt that t might also be good to share these Q&A’s with you. Q:...

New insights and improved alliance skills

In many professions it is mandatory to stay current on your skills. In the Airline industry for instance, cockpit and cabin crew need to follow an annual training in order to stay current. It is a healthy habit that we...

Guaranteed new results for your alliances

Best practices should lead to proven results. This will save you time and money and it will lead to healthier alliances with your partners. When working with such a group of healthy alliance partners, you can easily discover new opportunities...

A new home and an Alliance Mastermind

Today it is already the first of October! An exciting day for me, as we are signing the contract for our new house; a small farmhouse in the Eastern part of the Netherlands. The house comes with an old orchard...

How to bring your alliance organization to the next level?

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a simple recipe for alliance success? That thought might have crossed your mind once or twice when in alliances. However, alliances are not that simple. Many of our answers to challenging questions start with...

There is nothing wrong with her, is there?

“There is nothing wrong with her, is there?” Whenever I start a coaching engagement and do a round of stakeholder interviews, there is almost always someone who asks me this question about the person I am coaching. Involving the stakeholders...

Small and Medium Enterprises: How do you create alliances?

Most of the examples of strategic alliances and partnership I use in my work are examples from the corporate world. Large organizations that work together with large organizations. These examples are known for mainly two reasons: the corporations publish press...

7 Steps to improved Alliance success

"How do you define alliance success?"   It seems like such a simple question. Doesn't it? It is a question that always leads to a lively discussion in the Alliance Masterclasses. Success can mean different things to different people. With...

Why walking is good for your business

I never used to be much of a walker. I usually started my days with a run, but walking? No thanks! That has changed completely since I walked to Santiago de Compostela for the first time in 2013. It made...

How to steer clear from the high failure rate of Strategic Alliances

“Businesses used to grow in one of two ways: from grassroots up or by acquisition. In both cases, the manager had control. Today businesses grow through alliances, all kinds of dangerous liaisons and joint ventures, which, by the way, very...

Do what you say you will do

Trust is an essential element that determines the success of alliances and partnerships. Even from a broader perspective, trust is an essential element in the success of any relationship. When coaching clients on their journey to successful alliances, sooner or...

The confusion game – what’s in a name?

Time after time I run into situations where people use words to say things when they actually mean to say something else. Or… is it that they use different words than the ones I understand? Hmm, good point. Anyway, the...