Dance Lessons Six Steps to Great Partnership in Business and Life

Partnerships are fast becoming the primary structure of contemporary business. Partnership success depends on skilfully managing relationships and building them with substance, passion, quality, heart and soul. While numerous other books have explored 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 of fail. This important guide offers an in-depth, provocative look at how we can successfully manage the interpersonal side - the 'heart and soul' of partnerships. Crafted around a dance metaphor, Dance Lessons unleashes new insights and deep relection on the process of building lasting relationships. Sales Points Written by two high-profile authors Offers tools, details techniques, and provides activities and resources to help you champion successful partnerships in every enterprise.

Chip R. Bell is a senior partner with Performance Research Associates and manages their Dallas, Texas, office. Prior to starting a consulting firm in the late 1970s, he was vice president and director of management and organization development for NCNB Corporation (now NationsBank). He is the author or co-author of eleven books, including three best-sellers: Managers As Mentors, Customers As Partners, and (with Ron Zemke) Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service. He has served as a consultant or trainer to many Fortune 100 companies, including IBM, Cadillac, Microsoft, Motorola, Sprint, Lucent Technologies, USAA, Harley-Davidson, Marriott, 3M, Eli Lily, Price Water- house, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, and Victoria’s Secret.
Heather Shea is CEO of Inspiritrix, Inc., an Orlando, Florida–based management training, development, and consulting firm. She is the former president of The Tom Peters Group training and consulting company and has also held senior-level positions with Arthur Andersen, CIGNA, and First National Bank of Chicago. A former professional dancer and actress, she is a world-class speaker and has delivered seminars and keynote speeches to such clients as 3M, Bank of America, Ford, Toshiba, MTV, Chevron, AIG, and Walt Disney World.