Session 3: Understanding Diversity

A principle-based approach may well include the importance of understanding each partner’s drivers / motivations for being part of the partnership, and the specific contributions each can bring to it. Appreciating and valuing such diversity – relishing it, embracing it – is an important determinant of the partnership’s success.

Reflective practice is a key skill for partnership brokers, helping on-going learning and deepening understanding. Through regular journaling, you will be encouraged to challenge yourself and to reveal new insights about your role in promoting effective partnering practices.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Appreciate the importance of understanding the different drivers that bring partners to a partnership, and the diversity of contributions necessary for a partnership’s success
• Build respect for, and empathy with, ‘different’
• Introduce reflective practice as a key discipline for partnership brokers