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The Positive Side of Partnerships

But this all seems so negative – as if the best result available is gritted tolerance and stale endeavour. Hotel entrepreneur Jonathan M. Tisch rails against such negativity in his book The Power of We (written with Karl Weber in 2004) – stating that partnerships offer a different approach to leadership and a strong reaction to the testosterone-fuelled “titans of industry” approach that, he suggests, most often ends in disaster and disgrace.

“The myth of the go-it-alone business hero is just that – a myth,” says Tisch.

To prove this, Tisch widens the definition of partnership to embrace clients, suppliers, social agencies, and even competitors and employees – not least because it transforms our attitude away ...