Dance Lessons

Dance Lessons

by Chip R. Bell, Heather Shea-Schultz
Released October 1998
Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 9781609941505

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Book description

From Chip R. Bell, the bestselling author of Customers as Partners , Managers as Mentors , and Managing Knock You rSocks Off Service , partnering with Heather Shea, the former president of The Tom Peters Group's training and consulting company
Provides invaluable insights into the changing world of powerful partnering
Offers tools, details techniques, and provides activities and resources to help you develop successful partnerships in every enterprise
Partnerships are fast becoming the primary structure of contemporary business, as organizations partner with vendors, unions, customers, and even competitors to take advantage of short-term market opportunities, leverage intellectual capital, and create more flexible and innovative enterprises. In this important guide, authors Chip Bell and Heather Shea offer an in-depth look at how we can successfully manage partnerships and build them with substance-passion, quality, heart, and soul.
While many other books have examined the rational, logical, analytical sides of partnership, none has fully explored the irrational, illogical, emotional sides, which are most often what cause partnerships to falter or fail. Dance Lessons is a comprehensive guide to the interpersonal side of partnerships, revealing exactly how the champions choreograph their partnership dances for show-stopping performances. It features:
new perspectives to help you decide if partnership is right for you
exciting tools for selecting the right form of partnership
important techniques to help you get emotionally prepared to partner
smart ways to accurately pick good partners
engaging activities to help you practice your partnership skills
effective methods for dealing with difficult partners and partnerships
vital cues that let you know when the partnership is ready to end, and helpful tips on how to end it
insights on how to manage external factors that effect partnership success
practical resources to help you continue to learn about effective partnering
Dance Lessons shows how to develop meaningful, ethical, and soulful partnerships in every interaction throughout your work and your life.

Table of contents

  1. Cover (1/2)
  2. Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface (1/2)
  6. Preface (2/2)
  7. Thanks
  8. Introduction: Shall We Dance? (1/3)
  9. Introduction: Shall We Dance? (2/3)
  10. Introduction: Shall We Dance? (3/3)
  11. STEP ONE: FOCUSING: Preparing for Partnership (1/3)
  12. STEP ONE: FOCUSING: Preparing for Partnership (2/3)
  13. STEP ONE: FOCUSING: Preparing for Partnership (3/3)
    1. Lesson 1. Choosing the Right Partnership for the Right Reasons (1/2)
    2. Lesson 1. Choosing the Right Partnership for the Right Reasons (2/2)
    3. Lesson 2. Understanding What Makes a Great Partnership (1/2)
    4. Lesson 2. Understanding What Makes a Great Partnership (2/2)
  14. STEP TWO: AUDITIONING: Picking Great Partners (1/3)
  15. STEP TWO: AUDITIONING: Picking Great Partners (2/3)
  16. STEP TWO: AUDITIONING: Picking Great Partners (3/3)
    1. Lesson 3. What Makes a Great Partner? (1/2)
    2. Lesson 3. What Makes a Great Partner? (2/2)
    3. Lesson 4. Conducting a Partnership Test: The Virtual Audition (1/3)
    4. Lesson 4. Conducting a Partnership Test: The Virtual Audition (2/3)
    5. Lesson 4. Conducting a Partnership Test: The Virtual Audition (3/3)
    6. Lesson 5. A Partnership Test: The Eleven-Point Checklist (1/2)
    7. Lesson 5. A Partnership Test: The Eleven-Point Checklist (2/2)
  17. STEP THREE: REHEARSING: Getting the Partnership in Shape (1/2)
  18. STEP THREE: REHEARSING: Getting the Partnership in Shape (2/2)
    1. Lesson 6. The Conditions of Conditioning (1/3)
    2. Lesson 6. The Conditions of Conditioning (2/3)
    3. Lesson 6. The Conditions of Conditioning (3/3)
    4. Lesson 7. Blocking Out Your Performance Together (1/3)
    5. Lesson 7. Blocking Out Your Performance Together (2/3)
    6. Lesson 7. Blocking Out Your Performance Together (3/3)
    7. Lesson 8. Three Partnering Drills (1/3)
    8. Lesson 8. Three Partnering Drills (2/3)
    9. Lesson 8. Three Partnering Drills (3/3)
  19. STEP FOUR: DANCING: Keeping the Magic in Motion
    1. Lesson 9. Using Your Heart to Keep Great Partnerships Great (1/2)
    2. Lesson 9. Using Your Heart to Keep Great Partnerships Great (2/2)
    3. Lesson 10. Using Your Head to Keep Great Partnerships Great
  20. STEP FIVE: HURTING: Managing the Pain in Partnership (1/2)
  21. STEP FIVE: HURTING: Managing the Pain in Partnership (2/2)
    1. Lesson 11. What to Do When You Trip Up (1/2)
    2. Lesson 11. What to Do When You Trip Up (2/2)
    3. Lesson 12. Coping with Pain That’s Not Your Fault (1/3)
    4. Lesson 12. Coping with Pain That’s Not Your Fault (2/3)
    5. Lesson 12. Coping with Pain That’s Not Your Fault (3/3)
  22. STEP SIX: BOWING OUT: Calling It Curtains
    1. Lesson 13. Ending a Partnership That Flopped (1/2)
    2. Lesson 13. Ending a Partnership That Flopped (2/2)
    3. Lesson 14. Ending a Partnership That Worked (1/2)
    4. Lesson 14. Ending a Partnership That Worked (2/2)
  23. The Final Lesson: Promenade Home
  24. Notes
  25. Sources (1/2)
  26. Sources (2/2)
  27. Authors
  28. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. K
    12. L
    13. M
    14. N
    15. O
    16. P
    17. Q
    18. R
    19. S
    20. T
    21. U
    22. V
    23. W
    24. Y
    25. Z

Product information

  • Title: Dance Lessons
  • Author(s): Chip R. Bell, Heather Shea-Schultz
  • Release date: October 1998
  • Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781609941505