Dance Lessons: Six Steps to Great Partnerships in Business & Life

Foreword by Tom Peters
Preface
Thanks
Introduction: Shall We Dance?

STEP ONE
FOCUSING: Preparing for Partnership
Lesson 1. Choosing the Right Partnership for the Right Reasons
Lesson 2. Understanding What Makes a Great Partnership

STEP TWO
AUDITIONING: Picking Great Partners
Lesson 3. What Makes a Great Partner?
Lesson 4. Conducting a Partnership Test: The Virtual Audition
Lesson 5. A Partnership Test: The Eleven-Point Checklist

STEP THREE
REHEARSING: Getting the Partnership in Shape
Lesson 6. The Conditions of Conditioning
Lesson 7. Blocking Out Your Performance Together
Lesson 8. Three Partnering Drills

STEP FOUR
DANCING: Keeping the Magic in Motion
Lesson 9. Using Your Heart to Keep Great Partnerships Great
Lesson 10. Using Your Head to Keep Great Partnerships Great

STEP FIVE
HURTING: Managing the Pain in Partnership
Lesson 11. What to Do When You Trip Up
Lesson 12. Coping with Pain That's Not Your Fault

STEP SIX
BOWING OUT: Calling It Curtains
Lesson 13. Ending a Partnership That Flopped
Lesson 14. Ending a Partnership That Worked
The Final Lesson: Promenade Home
Notes
Sources
Authors
Index

Chip R. Bell is a senior partner with Performance Research Associates and manages their Dallas, Texas, office. Prior to starting a consulting firm in the late 1970s, he was vice president and director of management and organization development for NCNB Corporation (now NationsBank). He is the author or co-author of eleven books, including three best-sellers: Managers As Mentors, Customers As Partners, and (with Ron Zemke) Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service. He has served as a consultant or trainer to many Fortune 100 companies, including IBM, Cadillac, Microsoft, Motorola, Sprint, Lucent Technologies, USAA, Harley-Davidson, Marriott, 3M, Eli Lily, Price Water- house, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, and Victoria's Secret.
Heather Shea is CEO of Inspiritrix, Inc., an Orlando, Florida-based management training, development, and consulting firm. She is the former president of The Tom Peters Group training and consulting company and has also held senior-level positions with Arthur Andersen, CIGNA, and First National Bank of Chicago. A former professional dancer and actress, she is a world-class speaker and has delivered seminars and keynote speeches to such clients as 3M, Bank of America, Ford, Toshiba, MTV, Chevron, AIG, and Walt Disney World.