Goal setting, covered in Part A, is usually a part of joint planning in inter-organizational relations. It stands to reason that partners will sort out their common goals and the formal and informal governance mechanisms to achieve them. This happens through joint planning. Joint planning : the process of establishing partners’ roles, responsibilities, long-terms plansContinue reading “Using joint planning & joint problem solving to build inter-organizational trust – Week 7, Part B in Twelve Weeks to Trust”
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Week 7: Using informal mechanisms to build and maintain trust – Part A: Common values, norms & goals
In this series we’ve examined types of trust, the benefits of high-trust partnerships, the role of goodwill in trust building and how formal governance mechanisms can foster or impede trust building. Now we turn our attention to governance by trust, a direct form of informal governance. This week, we’ll tackle relational governance in three bites: norms,Continue reading “Week 7: Using informal mechanisms to build and maintain trust – Part A: Common values, norms & goals”
The 16 minute MA Leadership… with one edit
I’ve heard that you always make three speeches: the one you prepare, the one you deliver, and the one you give in your head on your way home when it’s all done. This week, I had the honour of speaking on behalf of my MA Leadership Class of 2012 at the University of Guelph. I preparedContinue reading “The 16 minute MA Leadership… with one edit”
22 Benefits of Inter-Organizational Trust Week 4 of Twelve Weeks to Trust
Welcome to Week 4 of the Twelve Weeks to Trust Series. In the past few weeks we’ve covered the declining state of trust globally, core concepts and types of trust, and why inter-organizational trust is key to partnership success. While week 3 provided high-level findings on the macro-level benefits of inter-organizational trust, this week sharesContinue reading “22 Benefits of Inter-Organizational Trust Week 4 of Twelve Weeks to Trust”
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