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Leveraging Partnerships is about building and supporting teamwork.
Explore the defining characteristics of a well functioning team. Discover how the night sky illuminates these seven characteristics: purpose, participation, commitment, a results focus, candor, recognition and trust.
Discussion Questions:
- Compare the seven characteristics of teamwork to your recent partnership communications. Which characteristics are moving the partnership forward? Which characteristics are keeping the partnership from reaching its full potential?
- List two obstacles to openness and candor within a partnership. How might a partnership overcome these challenges?
- Provide two examples of why a partnership needed to change course to achieve its desired outcome. How did these changes impact the team, individual members and the outcome?
Presenter: Liz Madison
Senior Fellow, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy
