Implementing & Managing Collaborative Relationships - A Practical Guide for Managers
We have been doing a series of posts aimed at the management of strategic alliances and we see considerable interest from LinkedIn Groups. For those of you who are working in this area you might like to explore our practical guide, currently there is nothing else of this nature on the market.
The book is a unique “go-to” guide for all managers who are looking at collaboration with other organizations as a new way of achieving outstanding results that would not be available on their own. It identifies relationship management as a pivotal function. It presents a comprehensive, flexible, end-to-end process that can be easily incorporated into the existing management structures. It describes the crucial role of the relationship manager who is at the heart of the system and provides the drive to achieve high performance. Any company can tailor this discipline to the needs of its organization – whether an SME or a multi-national company selecting a new partner or managing existing relationships.
Diagrams to signpost the sequence of activities, checklists of important actions, and job-related worksheets are provided. In addition, there are numerous case studies in a variety of industries and public sectors that are used as illustrations. Altogether these make this book ideally suitable for experienced managers as well as for training and induction purposes.
“The successive shocks of the pandemic, microchip supply and now emerging inflationary pressures have challenged supply chains more than at any time in the last 20 years. Resilience has now become a key distinguishing factor between organizations, and those that have built the strongest collaborative relationships and networks are best placed to maximize profitability in the future.”
Mike Reilly MBE, CEO, ETher NDE Ltd., Baugh & Weedon Ltd., Alban NDE LLC