Why Leadership, Trust and Communication Decide the Fate of Strategic Alliances

Leadership, trust and communication are not separate capabilities that can be developed in isolation. In the context of strategic alliances they form a tightly connected system. If one is weak, […]

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Why Communication Makes or Breaks Alliances

Communication is one of the most decisive factors in the success of alliances and partnerships. In truth, it may well be the decisive factor in any collaboration, whether with colleagues, […]

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The Cornerstones of Effective Leadership: Trust, Communication, and Collaboration

Leadership, trust and communication form an interdependent triad that drives effective collaboration. These elements are inseparably connected in a cycle: one cannot exist without the others and together, they become […]

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Confusion in Alliance Terms

I recently attended a conference about strategic alliances that took place in a typical conference setting.  During the conference, several people presented their cases to the audience, all with a […]

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The Illusion of Communication

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”  This great quote by George Bernard Shaw highlights so much concerning the difficulties of communication. Every person […]

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Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

Tip 17: Communicate, Communicate, Communicate Communication is perhaps the most essential element towards building a successful partnership or alliance. George Bernard Shaw once said: “The single biggest problem in communication […]

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Communication in the New Normal

The usual sunny spring weather has returned, at least it looks like it from where I am at the moment, while writing this column – but what is normal weather? […]

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Set a Cadence of Communication

Tip 7: Set a Cadence of Communication Did you know that in any orchestra, the most important member is actually the conductor? The individual musicians making up the orchestra may […]

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Communication is a leadership competence

Last week I mentioned the global study on which Marshall Goldsmith identified the 15 most important competencies for leaders. These 15 competencies are divided into 5 groups of each 3 […]

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Two tips for increased communication and better relationships

Communication might be the most difficult element in relationships. If you take a look at your own relationships, in your personal life as well as your business life, I am […]

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Bad Communication

Last week I was asked to name a collaboration I have been in, a collaboration that worked best and why it worked best. Immediately I had to think about a […]

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Improve your communications and stay away from abbreviations!

Have you ever been in that situation where someone was using an abbreviation and you thought you knew what it meant? Then in the conversation you felt a bit awkward […]

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That's all!