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Director of Strategic Development - Cancer Services
Director of Strategic Development - Cancer Services

Director of Strategic Development - Cancer Services at UCSF Continue Reading

Date posted05/15/2024


For Your Reference: The Art of Benchmarking
For Your Reference: The Art of Benchmarking

Steve Twait took attendees of the May 2024 Collaborative Connection Monthly through the art of benchmarking. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted05/14/2024


Breaking Through from the Sales Floor to the C-Suite
Breaking Through from the Sales Floor to the C-Suite

In a keynote address on the final day of last week's ASAP Global Alliance Summit, Brad Anderson, former CEO of Best Buy, spoke of his rise from selling speakers to leading a large consumer electronics corporation, and provided insights into how individual energies can help organizations succeed. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted05/9/2024


How to “Lead from Any Chair”
How to “Lead from Any Chair”

Keynote speaker Joy Wilder Lybeer inspired the audience at the recently concluded 2024 ASAP Global Alliance Summit with her "Tales of an Accidental Expert," giving wise advice and counsel on how to create value, embrace naysayers, and work collaboratively despite all obstacles. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted05/3/2024


So Who’s Your Partnering Expert?
So Who’s Your Partnering Expert?

The ASAP Executive Leadership Forum at this year's ASAP Global Alliance Summit featured several speakers who discussed and invited audience thoughts on alliance and partnering expertise, ecosystems and the pace of change, and just where alliance leaders fit in all this "hot mess." Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted05/1/2024


Wizards and Kings
Wizards and Kings

The 2024 ASAP Global Alliance Summit kicked off this morning in Cape Coral, Fla., with introductions by our new president and CEO, Nicole Boston, CAE, and ASAP board vice chair Drew Quinlan of Formstack, followed by a terrific keynote by Janet Schijns, cofounder and president of JSG. Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted04/30/2024


Take It to the Top: Raising the Alliance Function’s Profile
Take It to the Top: Raising the Alliance Function’s Profile

Experts from allianceboard and The Rhythm of Business led spirited discussions about how to make the alliance management function more strategic and raise its profile within the organization during ASAP's latest roundtable Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted04/25/2024


Right on the Money: More Insights into Alliance Financial Literacy
Right on the Money: More Insights into Alliance Financial Literacy

financial literacy, the art of understanding the basics of stock prices, total addressable market (TAM), annual reports, earnings calls, and the like, has to be on every alliance professional’s radar. The latest ASAP webinar delved into its nuances. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted04/23/2024


The New Journey in Partner Certification
The New Journey in Partner Certification

How do tech companies continually upskill hundreds, if not thousands, of partner stakeholders on fast-changing solutions? The answers will be revealed at the 2024 ASAP Global Alliance Summit. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted04/17/2024


A Harmonic Convergence in Cape Coral
A Harmonic Convergence in Cape Coral

We're not just chasing rainbows when we say that a lot of important things, trends, and people will come together at the 2024 ASAP Global Alliance Summit in Cape Coral, Fla. It's happening in less than two weeks! Be sure to register if you haven't already. Then prepare to be amazed.... Continue Reading

Postedby Michael Burke
Date posted04/16/2024


Ego Trips Won’t Take Your Partner Ecosystem Far
Ego Trips Won’t Take Your Partner Ecosystem Far

Jim Chow of AI21 Labs revealed the "five Cs" that make a great ecosystem member—1) customer, 2) competency, 3) compatibility, 4) culture, and 5) craving—in the April 2024 Collaborative Connection Monthly. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted04/11/2024


Not Just a Function: How to Make Partnering an Organization-wide Capability
Not Just a Function: How to Make Partnering an Organization-wide Capability

How do you imbue partnering skills throughout an organization? Jeff Shuman and Jan Twombly revealed how to instill alliance management competencies outside of the alliance management function in the latest ASAP webinar. Continue Reading

Postedby Jon Lavietes
Date posted04/4/2024