What are some effective techniques for bridging differences in organizational cultures that emerge during partnerships?
Linsky: Each of the partners has to make tough choices about what is so of their essence that it must be preserved going forward and what, of all that they value, needs to be left behind in order to make progress and to enable the partnership to thrive. These choices have to be explicit, but they are difficult to make, and each partner must acknowledge and respect the losses that the other is taking in the interests of moving forward together. ATA: What should practitioners keep in mind about the difference between partners and allies? Linsky: It is silly to try to exercise leadership alone, even though people often end up there because they are passionate about their mission or because people who agree with them on the issues are happy to have them take all the risks if they are willing to do so. Never exercise leadership alone. If you are going to raise a difficult issue at a meeting, even if it is your meeting, ensure in advance that others will support you, or at least support keep
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