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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