BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS �

Limited vision/failure to inspire �

One partner manipulates or dominates, or partners compete for the lead �

Lack of clear purpose and inconsistent level of understanding purpose �

Lack of understanding roles/responsibilities �

Lack of support from partner organizations with ultimate decision-making power �

Differences of philosophies and manners of working �

Lack of commitment;

Unwilling participants �

Unequal and/or unacceptable balance of power and control �

Key interests and/or people missing from the partnership

Hidden agendas �

Failure to communicate

Lack of evaluation or monitoring systems

Financial and time commitments outweigh potential benefits

Too little time for effective consultation

Tips to Build Mutual Effective Relationships

Increase Talk Time- Apart from work related reviews, establish communication discussions on a regular basis

Celebrate Quick wins-Don’t wait for the year end or a big event, small successes, efforts can be celebrated

Establish “ How can we work better together “ talks

Get more info about vendors/partners/team-members experience to understand patterns of strengths

Establish shared goals (and shared risks):It's very important to identify goals that all partners in a collaboration consider a mark of success. The reasons for completing such goals may differ between partners, but it's clearly important that partners have a vested interest in completing them

Walk the Talk-Be responsible for your share of the work, risks, successes, failures

Establish a sense of camaraderie- we swim and sink together