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Just as no person is an island, no individual can do his or her work in isolation. To be truly effective, organizations need people who can reach across boundaries to tap experts, decision makers, and innovators when needed. They need divisions that can share information, access SMEs when needed, and move beyond competition with internal rivals. Those who do are more likely to succeed than those that operate in a vacuum.
We work with you to design a collaboration strategy that works for your unique culture and context. We start with an assessment that pinpoints critical barriers to collaboration and learning identifies easy leverage points. We work with you to translate the results of the assessment into action plans and then support you during their execution. The result: a more collaborative, effective organization that evolves, shares knowledge, and works together to achieve its goals. For more information on our assessment process, see our
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High Performance Team Workout
The group has 6 months to come together and accomplish something very difficult. Maybe it’s designing and rolling out a new project management methodology worldwide. Perhaps it’s pulling off the first large-scale user conference in the company’s history. Or maybe the group needs to create the next breakthrough product for the company. Whatever the specifics, the point is consistent: the stakes are high and failure is not an option.
This initiative provides high-stakes teams with the support they need to achieve quickly and efficiently. We guide the team through an intensive team boot camp that builds trust, clarifies roles and responsibilities, analyzes stakeholders, and produces a solid implementation plan. We meet with the team twice a month for six months to help the team address mission-critical team issues and obstacles. The results: aligned, focused, high performing teams. For more information, read our
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"I knew that we would not be successful in taking a bigger leadership role in the Company unless we found a way to get to a highly level of performance, without adding additional people. The work that we did with Partnering Resources enabled us to develop, very quickly, into a much higher performing team. We were more effective, more successful and the team members reported significantly greater pride and satisfaction in their accomplishments." – VP Marketing
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Collaborative Capacity: Increasing Project, Team, and Organization Effectiveness
In an increasingly complex world, we rely on our colleagues across department, organizational, and cultural boundaries in order to get things done. The challenge of coming together to get things done is considerable. People have different agendas, action items, responsibilities, and assumptions. Yet, to be successful, we must develop productive relationships and successfully manage differences. In this workshop, we learn about what it takes to cross the "white spaces" effectively and achieve results.
This workshop is offered to the public through a partnership with Boston University Corporate Education Center. For more information, visit the BUCEC
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Participants can’t stop raving about Collaborative Capacity, our most popular course:
"I have to give the class a vigorous thumbs up (if this was Facebook, I'd "like" it multiple times). It was well organized, ran well, and focused on actionable skills and responses to collaborating well with partners across functions." – Participant
"The only feedback for the class would be to talk it up more beforehand. I think it is a class to get excited about." – Participant
"I was so happy with this course that I recommended it to someone before it was even over." – Participant
Creating a Collaborative Culture
Today’s organizations are dependent on collaboration for results, innovation, and execution. Yet, collaboration doesn’t come easily. Recent studies report that too little collaboration is the #1 barrier to innovation (Accenture, 2006). In addition, too little collaboration can cause project delays, generate communication snafus, and overtax organizations. This course looks at how leaders can create cultures that fully support and encourage smart collaboration among departments and divisions.
Best for organizational leaders—at director and VP levels and above—and intact leadership groups. For more information, please
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How Work Really Gets Done: Capitalizing on Hidden Networks
It's a time of rapid change, restructuring, and retrenching. The challenge: getting the best out of your people in an uncertain environment. Network science provides leaders with new ways of thinking about change and talent in order to boost productivity. By understanding and mapping the informal interactions that fuel all organizational activities, leaders gain the knowledge they need to reconnect broken networks, leverage knowledge, and accelerate change in the organization. In this highly interactive, fast-paced workshop, leaders learn how to access hidden networks and do more with less. For more information, please
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The Art and Science of Networking (Yes, There is a Science!)
Have you ever wondered how the grapevine really affects your reputation in the company? How a leader's connections support his or her success leading a project? Whether all these networking meetings really make a difference?
In this highly interactive, fast-paced workshop, we learn about the science behind networking. We draw on insights from researchers and practitioners in the social sciences and in business to learn about the networking practices of high performers. We dispel the myth that people who want strong networks should never eat alone and, instead, we learn about the simple actions that significantly contribute to the health of your network.
We also practice the art of networking so participants leave with better connections and increased knowledge about what the network in the room can offer. We merge the art and science by mapping individual participants’ networks, identify gaps, and develop plans for filling those gaps. For more information, please
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