Partnership
Working
Learning Intentions
Increase
participant's knowledge and understanding of:
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The
environments relevant to partnership working
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Changes in the environment necessary for effective partnerships
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How to identify common barriers in partnership work and strategies for managing
them
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The
processes needed to secure effective partnerships
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The leadership styles
necessary to ensure success
Feedback
from a client about this course
On
the day evaluation
75
% rated it 9/10 overall, 16% rated it 8/10, and 9% rated it 6/10.
"I'll approach Partnership
opportunities in a new light for 2007",
"I
now have the tools to create a shared vision"
"It
highlighted the importance of making time for project planning to ensure effective
results"
"I
can now see the real benefits of effective partnership working", 'content was
excellent'
'Illuminating,
interesting, and corporately useful'
Three
month evaluation - Impact on performance
From
those that responded, 80% felt that the course had made real improvements within
their role, and comments included: .
'I
am now realistic with which partnerships to get involved in, and of what can be
achieved', 'I am looking at how to develop partnership opportunities for next
year', 'I now help steer partnerships towards specific outcomes', 'confirmed what
I already did, so now feel more confident', 'has helped positive negotiations'.
From
those that responded, 75% felt the course has had a positive impact on their personal
development, for example with increased confidence, in preparation skills, in
attitude to joint working arrangements, in developing personal leadership behaviours,
in transferring some of the skills to other working relationships such as management
of the team.
All
delegates would recommend the course to colleagues.
Course
Content
- Spectrum
of joint working
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Partnership appropriateness - Using the checklist
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Rooting partnership work in strategic vision
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Phases and dimensions of partnership work
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Beating the partnership barriers
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Framework for participation
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Power, control, interests and influencing
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Reducing risks in partnerships
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Managing merging cultures
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Building trust
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Leadership behaviour for successful partnership work
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