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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