RE: power balance in collaborative relationships
- Archived: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:23:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:19:26 -0400 (EDT)
- From: Marci Kinter <marcik@sgia.org>
- Subject: RE: power balance in collaborative relationships
- X-topic: Collaboration
I agree with Loretta that the balance of power, or even the perceived balance of power, is critical. In the efforts of which I have been a part, the presence of only one member of any stakeholder group does shift the dynamics. I can say, from experience, that a skilled facilitator can work to achieve a true balance, even if one does not exist in numbers.
Hoewver, in an effort where the goal is to reach consensus, even one person can stop the process.
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