Slides used by Cathy Shimmon, trainer at DSC, at the ‘Locally trusted organisations and Big Local partnerships’ learning and networking event. The event took place on Wednesday 7 December 2016.

1. Collaboration not Conflict
Cathy Shimmin, Senior Training Manager

2. The Value of Values

3.  Know your own organisation values
 Be open about them within and outside the organisation
 Printed on everything, everywhere.
 Discussed/referred to at meetings, in decision making and problem solving
 Agreed standards of behaviour that uphold the values
 Set out clear responsibilities for each partnership member
 Create and USE a code of conduct for meetings and the running of the
partnership
Living the Values

4. Relationship/Partnership Analogy
Making Partnerships Work

5. In small groups think about what makes
the communication easy in the early part
of a relationship.
What things do we do and say?
How does this apply in our partnership
context?
Example
Relationship: we hang on their every work
Partnership: Need to listen to each other
Discuss in Groups

6. Conflict – A Definition
PEOPLES’ DIFFERENCES
WORKING AGAINST
EACH OTHER

8. Reflection and Action
Think about some of the
things we have listed –
how ‘in place’ is this in
your partnership?
What can you/others to
do address any absences?

9. • Prevention is better than cure.
• The best relationships are hard
work
• There is rarely ONE right way –
collaborate and find the BEST way
3 things to remember

10. For further information about DSC Training please contact
Cathy Shimmin, Senior Training Manager
Directory of Social Change
07967 027304
cshimmin@dsc.org.uk
www.dsc.org.uk
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