Tag Archive for: Interdependence
The Trust Dividend by Dr Mark Hollyoake, featured in The International Journal of Sales Transformation.
October 2021
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The strategic implicat… Read more
Unpacking the B2B Trust DNA™ Model
/in B2B Trust /by Dr Mark HollyoakeTrust is a key dynamic in business to business (B2B) relationship success. It is often quoted and referenced, yet little understood.
It has taken me over five years of academic doc… Read more
Trust is not a binary on/off switch
/in Embedded Trust /by Peter LaversWhy building, protecting and recovering trust is a business imperative
By Peter Lavers and Mark Hollyoake
Trust is a hot topic! Here in the UK it was a major factor in our general ele… Read more
How Attuned are Customer/Supplier Business Relationships in the Outsourced Services Market?
/in Customer Management /by Peter LaversThe global outsourced services market is a significant component of the B2B sector, accounting for tens of billions of revenues each year.
In essence, outsourcing is the practi… Read more
What can B2B learn from the Carillion Liquidation?
/in B2B Trust /by Peter LaversLike many people who run relatively small B2B companies in the UK I have looked on in dismay at the collapse of our second largest building company.
I have no wish to add to the finger-… Read more
The Why, What and How of Stakeholder Mapping
/in Sales and Account Management /by Paul LaughlinWe’re delighted to include this guest blog from our friend an associate Paul Laughlin.
Do you have a stakeholder map? Is it up-to-date and do you use it?
Those questions freq… Read more
Is conflict within a B2B relationship a bad thing? Part 3 of 3
/in B2B Trust /by Dr Mark HollyoakeIn our third blog on Conflict within Business to Business (B2B) relationships we focus on ways organisations can prevent relationships from becoming over-dependent.
This blog… Read more
Is conflict within a B2B relationship a bad thing? Part 2 of 3
/in B2B Trust /by Dr Mark HollyoakeOur second blog on conflict within B2B relationships focuses on some of the unanticipated downsides arising from strongly bonded trust relationships.
This blog has been publis… Read more
Is conflict within a B2B relationship a bad thing? Part 1 of 3
/in B2B Trust /by Dr Mark HollyoakeIn the first of three blogs we explore how you can use it to your advantage to prevent relationships from becoming over dependent.
This blog has been published in The Journal of Sale… Read more
12 Days of Xmas #12: my key account said to me “you can sharpen terms on the doves and pear trees”
/in Sales and Account Management /by Dr Mark HollyoakeOn the 12th day of Christmas my key account said to me “you can sharpen terms on the doves and pear trees”.
When a lot of your business is controlled or dependent on a few large accounts… Read more