Principles of Partnering

Partnering is defined as “a process of collaborative teamwork to achieve measurable results through agreements and productive working relationships.”

Under partnering, all parties agree from the beginning, in a formal structure, to focus on creative cooperation and work to avoid adversarial confrontation. Working relationships are carefully and deliberately built, based on mutual respect, trust, and integrity. Partnering provides participants with a win-win orientation toward problem resolution and fosters synergistic teamwork.”

The process can continue with organization assessments that help you bring your resource management to new levels of performance through creating partnerships, involving individuals as stakeholders in the actualization of your mission and vision statements. I've worked with a variety of organizations from construction to healing arts, so hard and soft skills are well understood.

Peter Senge's revelations on systems thinking create the foundation for the learning organization to emerge as a healthy and vibrant entity, worthy of the rewards of clear choices, effective plans and growth as a business. Your organization flourishes as a result of the attention on leadership. Excellence in education and business is a foundational component of the holistic system. Your own capacity as a leader will expand as a result of the attention you give to meeting the challenge of leadership, authentic and genuine concern for results, and the people who make them happen.

Key Benefits

• Creation of working 'Partnering Agreement'
• Operational foundation created as 'Code of Ethics'
• Organizational Devotion to the Vision/Mission
• Lead by Example Philosophy - Best Practice for Change

Capabilities

Over two decades of facilitating 'partnering workshops' that have included Arizona Department of Transportation, Fiesta Bowl Block Party, Phoenix Indian School Preservation Coalition and Phoenix Futures Forum as well as charter schools, non-profits and special interest groups. Participants have always enjoyed the process, often receiving much more than expected regarding action plans and successful issue resolution processes.

Credentials:  

Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in Organizational Management, Certified Life Coach, Certified Hypnotherapist, Secondary and Community College Teaching Certification

Skill Sets:

 Business Consulting – analysis, continuous improvement, strategic planning, project management
 Educating, Mentoring and Coaching – challenged to gifted secondary and adult learners
 Event Developing, Planning, Coordinating – small to large scale private and public events
 Supply Chain Managing and Resource Integration – aerospace, education, events, health foods

References

Example of Partnering Workshop Report - 2008-Wickenburg Interim Bypass Report

Client Testimonials

Great at time management and keeping us moving along.
Very effective. Got every point across and developed a strong structure of all procedures to plans.

He was energetic, knowledgeable and did a nice job of moving things forward and focusing the discussion to the topic at hand.

Zen was very clear and his presentation of all phases were very complete and thorough.
 

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