US companies alone created 57,000 alliances between 1996 and 2001. 48% of JVs fail in the first two years: 60% fail to deliver on initial expectations.

In his new article: “The Value of Business Relationships”, Ken Ideus, founder of Delta Partnership examines this phenomenon. He argues that 'People spend time on the rational, business aspects of the collaboration: they need to balance this with relational aspects of a JV.'

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Global energy company Hess Corporation has recently launched a new programme, designed by Delta Partnership, to develop the skills of its senior professionals engaged in technical coaching within its Exploration & Production business.

Hess recognise that effective workplace coaching is essential to the ongoing and accelerated development of both young and experienced staff across the organisation.

Adapted from Delta Partnership’s core Technical Coaching programme this bespoke series of interventions aims to build individuals technical coaching competence and skills as part of their leadership role, whilst assisting them to incorporate coaching into their busy day-today jobs.

A further report will appear in the next edition of Delta Connect.

To find out more about Delta Partnership’s Technical Coaching programme click here or email enquiries@delta-partnership.com

Founder of Delta Partnership, Ken Ideus, believes there’s a fundamental way of addressing this increasingly crucial problem. The key is to understand how human development works across cultures and matching what stage the organisation is at with what you want to achieve with individuals and teams.

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In partnership with the NTL Institute, Delta Partnership is delighted to announce the launch of the Whole Coach in 2009.

Aimed at those people looking to start a career as an Executive Coach or those who are new to the field, the Whole Coach is an intensive 12 month academic programme offering a professional qualification in Executive Coaching.

Details of the programme will be published soon. In the meantime if you would like to discuss the Whole Coach email enquiries@delta-partnership.com

We will be running a Delta Day in London next Spring, for both clients and Delta Network members. The event promises to be an engaging and entertaining opportunity to discuss new thinking in the development field and to catch up with the latest from Delta Partnership.

More will follow shortly, however if you would like to register interest please do not hesitate to contact Marion Pidgeon on +44 (0)1932 829730.