Use that lever
Partnerships don't always get love and attention the same way manufacturing doesn't get as much attention as retail.
They're both higher up in the structure of production, further removed from the end user. But higher up means more leverage.
While sales are catching fish, partnership leaders are building nets. Or maybe even making factories to make rope that will make nets.
It takes vision to see the leverage and the exponential end result. And it takes an understanding of the causal chain to get there, and the ability to execute it.
But when done well, the partnership lever elevates entire ecosystems beyond what individual effort alone could accomplish.
Prune your partnerships
Adam Massey recently dropped some knowledge bombs on The Ultimate Guide to Partnering podcast.
Here are a few gems:
- You've gotta prune your partnerships from time to time.
- Ownership and accountability are the keys to partnerships.
- Your partnership has to make sense; it must be clear what the mutual benefit is.
- You've gotta be willing to say, "no," sometimes.
- Look at your ecosystem as a strategic way to create leverage and
accelerate growth. - Partnerships tap into the untapped potential, releasing incredible value.
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