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Yulia Lenina
2 days ago4 min read
OKR Planning Without Stress: The Psychology Behind It
OKR Planning Without
In this article, I will focus on the psychological obstacles and how to deal with them to make planning less stressful.
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Elise Carbone
5 days ago2 min read
February Check-In: How to Avoid Losing Focus on Business Planning?
The start of a new year always comes with fresh energy and big goals. But as time passes, it’s easy to get caught up in daily tasks,...
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Zhenya Winter
Feb 33 min read
WIA 2024 Summit: Speaker Spotlight - Anders Kirkeby
WIA 2024 Summit: Speaker Spotlight - Anders Kirkeby (VP - Global Head of Open Innovation, SimCorp)
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Yulia Lenina
Jan 227 min read
5 Pitfalls of OKRs in Partnerships, and How to Overcome Them
Having used the OKRs framework for over two years, I find them very effective. I use them not only when planning in partnerships, but also i
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Yulia Lenina
Jan 122 min read
3 Tips for Better Planning in Alliances
January is when most partnership managers plan for the year ahead, setting goals for their alliances. In this article, I share simple tips t
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Women in Alliances
Dec 11, 20242 min read
Women in Alliances - Chair for 2025
Each year WIA changes the Chair and tweaks the Organisation Committee. We reflect on lessons learned in the previous year, define new...
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Women in Alliances
Apr 10, 20241 min read
LOVE WIA? Want to boost your Career? Why not start a chapter???
So many women love what WIA is doing and want to volunteer their time, but don't how. Creating a local chapter helps WIA, women in your...
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Women in Alliances
Apr 5, 20242 min read
Meet Petra Dolejsova our Stockholm Chapter Lead
Meet Petra Dolejsova Women in Alliance Stockholm Chapter lead.
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Women in Alliances
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Meet Danielle Simon our NYC Chapter Lead
Women in Alliances has chapter across the call. Meet Danielle Simon our NYC Chapter lead
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Elise Carbone
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Partnerships Can Sky Rocket Revenue, but Why Is Managing the Team Such an Issue? Does Anyone Know the Answer???
If you are in Partnerships you have drunk the 'Partnerships are awesome Kool-Aid', but not everyone has - so thank God that Forbes has...
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Elise Carbone
Dec 13, 20232 min read
A community spread across the globe
We discovered that our members are curently spread over 40 countries. Originally from the UK, we are now spread across all continents.
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WIA
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Celebrating a Milestone: WIA Reaches 1000 Members!
Welcome to all our new members! We are very excited to share that we have reached over 1,000 members on our LinkedIn Group. Women in...
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Lauren Hale
Mar 17, 20234 min read
The Battle Women Face Building a Career
Last week we celebrated International Women's Day. One of the main things I noticed was the openness to share ideas and experiences or...
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Elise Carbone
Mar 15, 20231 min read
IWD 2023
What a year for IWD!! Is it just me, or was this the most event packed, article posting, donation making, recognition making year yet???...
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Elise Carbone
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Leading through the Pandemic
I'm pleased to have contributed the chapter, "From Five Star Hotels to Five Hours of Zoom", in this book. In it I recall my experiences...
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Elise Carbone
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Strategic Alliance Fieldbook - The Art of Agile Alliances
The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook: The Art of Agile Alliances is for technology and professional services practitioners and executives...
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Elise Carbone
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Top Tips for Partnering with GSIs
In 2021 the European Chapter of WIA held a networking session where we discussed partnering with GSIs. I've partnered with GSIs across...
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Elise Carbone
Jan 26, 20224 min read
Who Makes the Better Alliance Professional: Women vs Men
When I raised this challenging topic in an article a few years ago I got a tidal wave of replies! Have a read of the original article...
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Elise Carbone
Jan 26, 20221 min read
When to Say 'No' to a Partner
Alliance professionals generally want to say 'Yes' and please everyone, but with all those spinning plates to balance at some stage it is...
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