Partnerships should begin with a mutually agreed on set of ground rules to help partners communicate and make decisions. Successful partnerships are flexible, adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, and adapt to changing conditions and resources . Partnerships should have a flexible and entrepreneurial mindset that allows for change as opportunities arise that will increase the resources of the partnership. Successful partnerships draw on the strengths and contributions of all partners and enable all partners to benefit . Each partner brings different strengths, knowledge, and resources to the partnership and sensitivity to these will cement the working relationship of the partners.
Successful partnerships work to maintain momentum and sustain their work over time.
The most successful partnerships plan for how they will maintain momentum and sustain their efforts from the beginning. A shared ownership and sense of collective purpose increases the likelihood that partners will stay involved over the long run.