Strengthening Interdepartmental Relationships

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		Manager’s Toolkit 5: Strengthening Interdepartmental Relationships “If we don’t hang together, we’ll all hang separately.”
		Successful leaders know the importance of building bridges with other leaders. They know that collaborating and creating partnerships on a foundation of mutual respect and trust is key to achieving shared goals. This toolkit presents variety of approaches that help managers to build and sustain effective working relationships across department lines.
Content

Toolkit Content	Selected Tools
Raise Your Own Awareness	Self-Assessment: Silo Thinking vs. Systems Thinking Relationship Killers
Proactive Ways to Build Strong Collaborative Relationships across Department Lines
Strategy A: Get to Know Other Managers	Do you Know Your Colleagues Walk in My Shoes
Strategy B: Reach Explicit Agreements	Dialogue Model Using Influence in Conflict Situation Service Contracts
Strategy C: Keep Your Relationships on Course	Check-Ins to Stay on Course Liaison Teams Feedback model
Strategy D: Systems Thinking and Acting to Make Things Happen	Making Your Case for Change Big Picture Interview Memory Aid on Target Audiences Mapping Upstream and Downstream Consequences

Toolkit Pricing	$50/each Design for 90-minute Management Briefing (to orient management groups to each toolkit): $65 License to copy and distribute to multiple managers: $8/manager