Building Business Relationships
Coursera
A University of Colorado Boulder course on stakeholder mapping, shared value creation, competitive strategy and professional relationships. Learners practice identifying stakeholders, articulating vision and mission, and building mentoring and communication habits that sustain long-term working relationships.
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hbr.org
Harvard Business Review (hbr.org) offers research-based articles, case studies, and practical guidance on leadership, strategy, and organizational performance for managers and executives.
Partnerships and Alliances in Business
Learn how to forge successful business partnerships & alliances with Chris Krohn! Master strategies for growth & long-term value.
The Startup Chat
Unfiltered insights and actionable advice straight from the trenches of startup and business life. The show hosts, Steli Efti and Hiten Shah, are both serial entrepreneurs who have founded multi-million dollar SaaS startups. Being busy CEOs of fast-growing companies, they know the value of your time and make sure you get the most out of each 22 minute episode. Tune in for new episodes every Tuesday and Friday.
Strategic Alliances
A short Harvard Business Press guide by the former head of Cisco's alliances group. It explains how to tie an alliance to strategic goals, pick partners, staff an alliance organization, and build the cross-company trust that keeps partnerships delivering.
The Partnership Charter
A psychologist and business mediator's guide to drafting a written charter between business partners. Readers learn to surface expectations about roles, money, power, values and exit before conflict arises, and to repair partnerships already under strain.