Partnerships are the closest relationships formed at work. They include:

• Executives who negotiate resource usage from each others’ divisions
• Team leads who rely on each other in order to bring a difficult project to completion
• Directors who jointly lead a organization-wide change effort in record time
• Consultants who create close relationships with internal partners
• Business owners who form alliances in order to expand
• Nonprofit leaders who develop organizational partnerships to further their organizations’ missions
• Administrators who span departmental boundaries in order to ensure consistency
• Authors who collaborate to create the book that will earn them tenure

Take this quick quiz below to assess your current partnership and to assist Partnering Resources in its ongoing research into partnering dynamics.

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Choose one of your work partnerships to be the focus for this quiz.
Respond to each question in relation to that partnership.

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• What kind of partnership do you have (check one):
	Compulsory: We have no choice but to partner with each other (due to goals, roles, or some other reason)
	Voluntary: We are choosing / have chosen to partner on our own volition
• What stage best describes your partnership (check one):
	Considering: We have begun to discuss how we could partner but have not yet committed to do so
	Creating: We have committed to partnering and are now deciding how we will work together
	Cultivating: We have been in a partnership for a while
	Closing: We nearing the end of our partnership
• How well have you defined your goals for the partnership?
	Select Here Not at all Minimally Somewhat Well Very Well Extremely Well
• How well do you draw on your different skills, abilities, styles, and knowledge in the partnership?
	Select Here Not at all Minimally Somewhat Well Very Well Extremely Well
• How well do you draw on others to support you and the partnership?
	Select Here Not at all Minimally Somewhat Well Very Well Extremely Well
• How well do you work together?
	Select Here Not at all Minimally Somewhat Well Very Well Extremely Well
• How would you describe your level of commitment to the partnership?
	Select Here Not Committed Considering Commitment Somewhat Committed Committed Very Committed Extremely Committed
• How satisfied are you with the partnership?
	Select Here Not at all satisfied Minimally satisfied Somewhat satisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied Extremely Satisfied
For the following questions, please jot down a few words in response to each question.
• What do you value most about your partner?
• What do you value most about your partnership?
• If you could change one thing about your partnership, it would be…
Demographic Information Please assist Partnering Resources with its ongoing research by providing the following information.
• Your Industry: Select Here Technology Financial services Manufacturing Education Nonprofit Consulting Other
• Headquarters Location: Select Here United States – Northeast United States – Southeast United States – Southwest United States – Northwest United States – Central Canada Mexico Other
• # of Employees in Company : Select Here 1-100 101-500 501-1000 1001-1500 1501-2000 2001-3000 3001-4000 Over 4000
• Your Position : Select Here CEO, CIO, CFO, etc. VP, Director, etc. Manager, Supervisor, etc. Project Manager Professional Non-Supervisory External / Independant Consultant Other non-supervisory
• Your Partner's Postion: Select Here CEO, CIO, CFO, etc. VP, Director, etc. Manager, Supervisor, etc. Project Manager Professional Non-Supervisory External / Independant Consultant Other non-supervisory
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