Successful partnership

The list of factors for success develop from surveys of partnerships, and workshops of practitioners mentored in making and running partnerships:

• Agreement that a partnership is required.
• Like and believe between various wishes.
• The leadership of a respected individual or individuals.
• Commitment of main interests made through a clear and open system.
• The emerge of a shared vision of what might be won.
• Time to make the partnership.
• Shared mandates or agendas.
• The development of optional methods of working, and flexibility.
• Good communication, perhaps helped by a facilitator.
• Collaborative decision-making, with a view to winning consensus.
• Effective organizational management.

Failed partnership

The list of factors are characteristics of failed attempts at partnership, or warnings that something is happening wrong:

• A history of conflict across key interests.
• Anyone of partner manipulates or overrides.
• Short of clear cause.
• Unrealistic targets.
• Variances of philosophy and methods of working.
• Communication lack.
• Unequal and unacceptable level of power & control.
• Key interests lacking from the partnership.
• Hidden agendas.
• Financial and time commitments outweigh the capable benefits.