Strategic Alliance Partner Selection

Identifying the right partner is crucial for the success of any strategic alliance. The process, however, can be complex. So, where do you begin? The initial step involves understanding your […]

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Internal Strategic Alliance Definition

Tip 18: Create an Internal Strategic Alliance Definition As mentioned in the previous post, clear communication is the cornerstone towards the success of your partnership. Part of the art of […]

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Why Strategic Alliances Are Important In Today’s Business Climate

A conversation between Dede Haas and Peter Simoons Dede Haas, channel sales strategist and coach, and Peter Simoons, executive coach and alliance mentor, have known each other for quite some […]

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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 […]

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What should your CEO know about strategic alliances?

A few years ago, I walked into a client’s office where I found him in a pretty upset state. Let’s call the client John. Immediately after I had entered his […]

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All you need to know for your strategic alliances

April 5, 2016 Alliance Workshop in Amsterdam Back in 2000, I learned the hard way how a partnership should not be created. A lot of the things I now know […]

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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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CBP-50: Putting Strategy back in Strategic Alliances, with Ben Gomes-Casseres

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP50.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBen Gomes-Casseres is professor of strategy at Brandeis International Business School in the Boston Area. Ben has extensive experience in working with strategic alliances […]

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What my Volvo shares with Strategic Alliances

Ever since I was a little boy I have had a thing with classical Volvo’s. When I was a kid my parents drove a DAF, a small Dutch car with […]

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What is a strategic alliance?

A few weeks ago I asked the readers of my newsletter the question “What is a strategic alliance?”. I must say, I received an interesting set of answers back. Not […]

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The successful 6 step approach for strategic alliances

How are you doing with your alliances and partnerships? In the summer I released the first version of my eBook “An introduction to the successful 6 step approach for strategic […]

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Are strategic alliances part of your strategy?

When it comes to business strategy, alliances are often part of the execution approach, they are not seen as a separate strategy. In these situations the overall strategy defines where […]

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