Meaningful Partnership At Work Av Seth Silver, Timothy Franz

<P>Why are some work partnerships exceptional while most are not? How can we establish and sustain an enhanced level of cohesion, connection, and collaboration in the most important work relationship, the one between a manager and team? What could remedy the high levels of isolation and anxiety so many feel at work these days? </P><P></P><P>Silver and Franz explore the concept of ¿meaningful partnership¿ in the workplace. They present meaningful partnership as a <I>mindset</I> where both leaders and their teams are fully committed to ensuring the support and success of the other. Then, they describe a <I>model</I> called ERTAP, which stands for Empathy, Respect, Trust, Alignment, and Partnership, which is the foundation for meaningful partnership. Finally, they detail a practical yet transformative relationship-building process referred to as the <I>Workplace Covenant</I>. This enables leaders and teams to create mutual commitments with obligatory weight that help them to feel accounta