Communication

Respect

Acknowledgment

Friendship

Trust

Setting appropriate boundaries

 

With these are present, partnership will be present

Crafts of Partnership

Communication

• Job Description, responsibilities, level of authority designation in writing
• Permanent employees have Evaluations once per year and on request
• Listen without immediate response or judgment.
• Explain what you heard the person say to you and pause before contradiction, defense or denial.
• Owner/Director Evaluation by Staff
• Action Item Follow-up structure in Management Meetings to follow tasks to completion.  Old Business maintains a place on the agenda until resolved.

 

Respect

• Each person’s unique skills, who they are and where they are in their life journey.
• Listen without immediate judgment, defensiveness or criticism.  The importance of this attribute in Managers can not be overemphasized.
• Adults and children alike.

 

Acknowledgement

• Weekly review of accomplishments of new and old business!
• The world is complex.  Professional development throughout life is expected.
• Continuing quality improvement is a partner to celebrating accomplishments.

 

Friendship

• Friends don’t zing each other or set each other up to fail
• Set traps for each other and then say gotcha
• They seek to dispel misunderstanding, check in if they feel attacked, and act thoughtfully towards one another.

 

Trust

• Is built when the above ways of being are maintained and people feel appreciated and safe.  Not until.
• Trust yourself.