Partners in business come in all shapes and sizes. They include any person or group whose interests intersect with your organization, spanning external groups like customers, suppliers, governments, First Nations rights holders and community associations; or internal groups such as investors, shareholders and employees.
This program explores best practices for building and maintaining effective working partnerships. Learn to identify who your partners are. Apply proven skills to analyze their requirements and align their expectations with organizational strategies. Create a plan to continuously influence and engage them. Win their buy-in and remove roadblocks to cooperation. Manage and monitor the partnership to foster productive, sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships.
Partners are essential to the success of your projects—and ultimately, of your organization. Learn to work with them!
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How you will learn
The action-learning format will immerse you in simulated exercises set in real-world scenarios. Working in teams, you will apply the tools and techniques you are learning to gain hands-on experience in collaborative planning. You will also engage in dialogue sessions with your peers and receive guided feedback from the workshop leader. You will leave with the ability to apply your knowledge immediately back at work.