as merit in partnership test, 71–73
as partnership characteristic, 39–40
unbalanced growth, 165–166
Barrows, F., 27
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 44
“Be all, there” as basic principle, 103–104
Behavioral rehearsal, 106–108
Bellman, Geoff, 40, 54, 132, 168
Benefit, mutual, 3
Bennett, Michael, 42
Black’s Law Dictionary, 11
Blanchard, Kenneth, 31, 87
Blanchard, Marjorie, 31
Blanchard Training and Development, 31
Blocking, 102
Bolling, Bill, 64, 191
Bolling, Dennis, 72, 75, 77, 104, 191
Bowing out. See Ending partnerships
Break Dancer partner style, 48–49, 73, 162
Breakup. See Ending partnerships
Broker Restaurants, 4, 35–36, 56, 104, 105,
166
Brookfield Management Services, 5, 55
Bunny Hop partner style, 49–50, 74, 162
Calabrese, Chris, 40, 57–58
Campbell, John, 5, 40, 55
Cano, Javier, 55
Capacities to build partnership, 3, 44, 85–86,
87
Celebration and ending partnerships,
191–192
Character flaw, 166–168
Checklists for partnerships, 33–41, 75–81
Checkpoints, potential partnership assess-
ment, 76–80
Clarifying questions in productive dialogue,
117–118
Closure issues, 119, 177–181. See also Ending
partnerships
Codianni, Tony, 57, 68
Collective dreams, 36–37, 68–69
Columbus, Gene, xvi, 89, 95, 106
Commitment, 5, 106, 154–156
208 DANCE LESSONS
Communication. See also Feedback
advice giving, 119–122
about big picture, 91
conflict resolution, 150–156, 166–168
cues, 86, 87, 93–95
dramatic listening, 114–115
and ending a partnership, 180–181
feedback, 95–97
front-line information systems check-
point, 77
and great partnerships, 59
headsmart tips, 138–139
healing, 150–151
productive dialogue, 115–119
truth assertion, 104
Compatibility
of intellectual capital checkpoint, 78–79
of partners, 26–27, 55
of values, 68
Complementary strategies checkpoint, 76
Complete adjournment, ending partnerships,
187
CompuCom, 65–66, 69, 192
Computer Curriculum Corporation, 119,
139, 161, 180
Conditioning in rehearsal step, 86–88, 99.
See also Goals
Cone, Jay, 34, 163
Confederation, legal form of partnership, 11
Conflict resolution, 150–156, 166–168. See
also Communication
Contractors 2000, 55, 60, 104, 177
Control practices, 77, 80
Convention Planning Services, 94
Conversations with Choreographers (Grody,
Lister, and Rich), 51, 59
Co-ownership, 10
Corbett, Marcia, 3, 4, 103, 105
Core commitments, 5, 154–156. See also
Protocols
Core purpose, 26–27, 58
Corporate Mystic, The (Hendricks and
Ludeman), 105
Corporation partnership, 11

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