partnering:
characteristics of, 69;
with colleague, 130;
history of, 1-2, 9;
importance of, 3;
information gained from, 69;
institutionalized, 83-84;
job design and, 67, 69-71;
as job evaluation factor, 71;
relationships gained from, 69;
smart, 3-4;
unnatural nature of, 183-184, 216
Partnering Attributes:
Ability to Trust. See Ability to Trust;
characteristics of, 27;
Comfort with Change. See Comfort with Change;
Comfort with Interdependence. See Comfort with Interdependence;
description of, 43, 211;
Future Orientation. See Future Orientation;
list of, 4-5, 26;
Self-Disclosure and Feedback. See Self-Disclosure and Feedback;
Win-Win Orientation. See Win-Win Orientation
partnering competencies:
Ability to Trust, 96;
case study of, 100-101;
Comfort with Change, 97;
Comfort with Interdependence, 97-98;
description of, 86;
discussion about, 88-90;
Future Orientation, 96-97;
hiring people with, 86-87, 109, 213;
Self-Disclosure and Feedback, 94-95;
Win-Win Orientation, 95. See also competencies
partnering culture:
agility of, 35;
benefits of, 33-36, 185;
building of, 218-219;
case study of, 62-64;
collaboration in, 26;
communication's role in, 179-180;
creating of, 4-5, 37;
creativity of, 34-35;
definition of, 162;
description of, 25-26, 72;
focused leadership for, 43;
future orientation of, 34;
infrastructure for, 44, 60-64;
openness of, 34;
overview of, 4-5;
purpose of, 25;
resiliency of, 35-36;
strategic framework for, 60-64, 178, 209
partnering infrastructure, 209, 211, 213, 215
Partnering Interview:
case study of, 105-106;
conducting of, 98, 100-102, 107-110;
definition of, 98;
description of, 86, 109-110;
focus of, 109;
format of, 102;
inquiry strategies used in, 107;
interviewer training for, 101-102;
plan for, 104, 110;
questioning pitfalls in, 108;
questioning techniques used in, 107-108;
structure of, 103;
team members, 103-104;
tips for, 107-110;
what to probe in, 109
partnering network:
brainstorming options for, 81;
building of, 74-75;
case study of, 79;
description of, 72, 211;
design criteria for, 78, 80-81;
implementation of, 83;
marketplaces, 76-77;
pathways, 77-78;
steps involved in, 80-83
partnering organization:
behaviors in, 24-25;
building of, 60, 93-94;
case studies of, 68-70;
characteristics of, 22-25;
creating of, 84;
description of, 21;
leader's role in, 32-33;
leading by example in, 31-33;
partnering competencies used to build, 94;
as self-directing system, 208-210;
as self-learning system, 210-212;
as self-reinforcing system, 215-217;
as self-renewing system, 212-214
partnering profile, 71-73
partnering quotient, 26
Partnering Quotient Assessment, 94
partnering summary, 72, 74-75
past orientation:
assessment of, 167-169;
change and, 163-165;
definition of, 30;
environment viewed from, 166;
examples of, 172;
future orientation transition of, 213;
future orientation vs., 96;
innovation effects, 164;
"knowledge transference" and, 163;
language associated with, 170;
leader's focus on, 34;
leadership's effect on, 173
pathways, 77-78
personal mastery, 52-53, 218
Powerhouse Partner:
abundance mentality of, 205;
benefits of, 64-65;
characteristics of, 204-207;
description of, 8;
in Dual Age of Information and Connections, 65;
how to become, 217-219;
resilience of, 208-219;
smart partners valued by, 205
Powerhouse Partner Model:
benefits of, 205;
description of, 41-43, 218;
focused leadership. See focused leadership;
introduction to, 5-7;
relationship building and, 44-45;
schematic diagram of, 42;
task achievement and, 44-45
protectionism, 210