It can sometimes be helpful to think of partnerships going through a series of stages, during which particular tactics are most appropriate to ensuring partnership progress and success. These are similar to the stages that any team is likely to go through, as people come together to achieve common goals.
The Partnership Life Cycle is a tool for understanding partnership development and deciding on action needed to improve partnership performance.
Like teams within organisations, partnerships typically go through stages - here described as Forming, Frustrating, Functioning and Flying. Often partnerships become stuck at the Frustration stage - and this tool provides some suggestions about what to do about it.
To view the Partnership Life Cycle tool and helpful hints: Click Here.