
How to build a business partnership that actually works?
07/22/24 • 20 min
Despite what we see in the media, business partnerships are almost never perfect. Individual perspectives and experiences can give way to conflict with the power to slowly dismantle your business. However, accepting and planning for conflict can help you leverage your differences in ways that can significantly improve your operations and ultimately strengthen your organization.
In this episode of Automate Your Agency, Alane and Micah unravel the myth of "effortlessly successful business partnerships" and shed light on the ongoing effort required to maintain a healthy, productive relationship. Tune-in as they dive deep into their personal experiences and share their innovative system to help manage conflicts and streamline decision-making to enable you and your organization to prioritize and execute efficiently. You do not want to miss this!
Why Listen? 👇
- (0:00) Hear How We Navigated the Challenges of Business Partnerships
- (6:10) Learn to Balance Different Work Styles
- (10:06) Implement an Efficient Request System with Forms and Templates
- (13:21) Discover the Importance of Providing Context
- (15:16) Explore Our Strategy for Managing and Prioritizing Request Backlogs
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Despite what we see in the media, business partnerships are almost never perfect. Individual perspectives and experiences can give way to conflict with the power to slowly dismantle your business. However, accepting and planning for conflict can help you leverage your differences in ways that can significantly improve your operations and ultimately strengthen your organization.
In this episode of Automate Your Agency, Alane and Micah unravel the myth of "effortlessly successful business partnerships" and shed light on the ongoing effort required to maintain a healthy, productive relationship. Tune-in as they dive deep into their personal experiences and share their innovative system to help manage conflicts and streamline decision-making to enable you and your organization to prioritize and execute efficiently. You do not want to miss this!
Why Listen? 👇
- (0:00) Hear How We Navigated the Challenges of Business Partnerships
- (6:10) Learn to Balance Different Work Styles
- (10:06) Implement an Efficient Request System with Forms and Templates
- (13:21) Discover the Importance of Providing Context
- (15:16) Explore Our Strategy for Managing and Prioritizing Request Backlogs
Request examples of our Idea Submission Template and Form to see how we submit our idea and meeting requests!
If you found this episode valuable and want to help other businesses reap the rewards, would you mind leaving us a 5-star review? It will help with show rankings and give more listeners the opportunity to find our show.
Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Thank you and see you next time!
Tools mentioned in this episode:
ClickUp____________________________________________________________________________________________
Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links. This means that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Thank you for supporting the podcast!
For more information, visit our website at biggestgoal.ai.
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For more information, visit our website at biggestgoal.ai.
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Automate Your Agency - How to build a business partnership that actually works?
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0:00:00 - (Alane): Welcome to automate your agency. Every week, we bring you expert insights, practical tips, and success stories that will help you streamline your business operations and boost your growth. Let's get started on your journey to more efficient and scalable operations.
0:00:18 - (Micah): Okay. So I think when people look at us from the outside, Alane, we've been business partners for 14 years now. Maybe somewhere around there. Unless you k
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