Comments on: Have You Got a Partner? https://scaleupwithpatricia.com/collaboration/have-you-got-a-partner/ Creating focused, effective, and high performing teams. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Patricia https://scaleupwithpatricia.com/collaboration/have-you-got-a-partner/#comment-96 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:09:59 +0000 http://bridgingassociates.com/?p=1536#comment-96 In reply to Bonnie Ross-Parker.

Hi Bonnie,
thanks for your comment. It is nice to be able to communicate directly about partnership. As I say in the blog post there are some precursors to partnership and I think that people often make too many assumptions without taking the preliminary steps for engagement.
in the article I talk about the many comments I had from people who were not involved in strategy for a larger business but in smaller projects or a small business. even if the business is small I think the preliminary steps for partnership that are listed above are important.
Thinking about partnership as strategic is another additional step to take. Formulate the strategic advantage to the partnership, even make a list of what you expect to receive as well as give and have the preliminary discussion and agreements about that. it is so important to remember that partnership as stated above is a chance to increase your reach and your assets.
when we keep that in mind then the disagreements can be aired and an exploration of the feasibility of continuation can be done honestly.
in any partnership, including our personal ones, we usually have to grow and change ourselves in ways we did not consider in advance.

]]> By: Bonnie Ross-Parker https://scaleupwithpatricia.com/collaboration/have-you-got-a-partner/#comment-95 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 21:07:53 +0000 http://bridgingassociates.com/?p=1536#comment-95 I have to say that after multiple disappointments, I would not endorse a partnership as a way of building a strong business. Engagement – yes. The challenge with both comes down to expectations. Knowing my work ethic, my energy and unwavering focus toward the goal line, it’s not an easy undertaking to find someone equal to the task. That is not to say, individuals do have good intentions – especially at the beginning. As soon as one gives more than the other, takes on more responsibility to make up for the ‘slack’, problems arise. I can count on myself. Others know through my years of performance that I can be counted on. The question then becomes – are you absolutely sure without any doubt so ever that the person you are considering as either a partner or in a business engagement relationship will have your back and be unconditionally in the game. Think hard. If you do choose to partner, make sure you have a strong partnership agreement where both parties are protected. A hand shake is not a legal agreement!

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