To serve on a board is a high honor — one that involves the collaboration of all types of individuals, all from different walks of life, and all deeply passionate about the organization. Especially for new groups starting out, partnering can help members with different mindsets find harmony.

When a new public servant steps into political office, they bring new ideas and methods to a new team they likely haven’t collaborated with before. Partnering can help set political groups up for success by identifying priorities, potential conflicts, and collective, long-term goals.

Land is a valuable commodity, of course, and not all stakeholders always agree on what to do with it. With partnering, it’s easier to understand the perspectives and priorities of everyone involved in an area of land, as well as the next steps in its development.

When two or more different groups come together as part of an acquisition or a merger, disagreements or conflicts may naturally arise. Partnering can help your organization prevent problems before they become disputes by ensuring all your team members are prepared to pursue common goals.

It’s essential to respect cultural differences between different groups of people in all settings, especially within a group working together on a cross-cultural project. Partnering can help members of different cultures become more aware of and respectful of each other’s perspectives.

A strong personality can be a leading force for any group, but when there are multiple strong personalities at odds with one another, it can be a challenge to find an agreeable outcome for everyone involved. Partnering can help different personalities come together to reach a solution.

While a subgroup within an organization can benefit from partnering, it’s worth considering the larger organization as well. If an organization’s subgroups each have their own methods in a way that may lead to conflict down the road, partnering can help them determine common goals unanimously.

By their nature, regulatory and legislative initiatives impact different groups of people in different ways. Gathering stakeholders for partnering allows for a range of voices to be heard and for any potential issues to be addressed ahead of time, before they develop into disputes.

Property disputes make up a significant amount of legal disputes. Partnering can help avoid conflicts between neighbors or adjacent landowners by facilitating active listening, compassionate understanding, and ultimately, a shared agreement that everyone involved can get behind.