Nurture and Value Partnerships

In today’s world it seems some people may be focused on themselves acting alone or attempting to impatiently drive quick fixes through brute force to overcome complex issues.

I believe to successfully enjoy the benefits of sustainable relationships or deliver successful programs or projects one needs to work as a team and nurture partnerships. The ability to nurture partnerships could be practiced in your family, among friends, in your own business or the company you work for.

Quick accomplishments could provide a sense of satisfaction however if achieved by bullying people into submission the damages may not be worth the perceived short-term gains. Acting unethically, excluding some individuals based on their differences, attempting to make progress without adequate knowledge of the subject, or considering the impact on relationships the long-term damages caused by these negative behaviours may also prove negative. Some of the collateral damages could take a long time to overcome if they can be resolved at all. 

Skilled ethical leaders, compassionate friends or family members can move quickly to accomplish shared goals all while nurturing and valuing partnerships.  When common goals are achieved by nurturing and valuing partnerships it is far more likely to produce positive lasting results with a win – win outcome. 

• Does anyone have any examples of when nurturing and valuing partnerships did not work?
• Do you have examples of when nurturing and valuing partnerships did provide the outcome you had hoped for? 
• Any tips to educate us on how we can better leverage the benefits of nurturing and valuing partnerships? 
• How can we leverage and value the differences in people to enhance the benefits of valuing partnerships? 
• Lastly does anyone have any suggestions to persuade others who believe the brute force non-partnering option works best? 

We all look forward to hearing your valuable thoughts and comments. 

Bill Tipton

Contributing Author,

Global Dialogue Center

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Comments

[Debbe Kennedy]

Hi Bill,
Great article!

On the TABLE of PLENTY website, there is a new article: TOP of Mind: Multiplying Organizational Vitality In-Community. (Link to PDF below) We were invited to write a follow-on article to VIEW from TOP in 2015. It is the July 2018 Summer addition of Leader to Leader, a global business journal awarded the prestigious APEX Award for publishing excellence again in 2018.
http://tableofplentyhmb.org/board-of-directors/

[Bill Tipton]

Thank you Debbe for your valuable comments. I think you are definitely demonstrating the value of partnerships in the leadership work you do for the Table of Plenty to help many people.

I encourage others to read the article TOP of Mind: Multiplying Organizational Vitality In-Community on the Table of Plenty web site Debbe shared.

Does anyone else have any comments to add to our valuable conversation?
We all look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments.

Bill
Bill Tipton
Contributing Author,
Global Dialogue Center
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/