There are 6 areas that are key to the success of any Relationship.  There are 6 Timeless Principles that impact each of those areas.  The first and foremost is Executive Sponsorship.  The Timeless Principle is this:

“Without Executive Sponsorship there can be no Relationship.”

Executive Sponsorship has a binary impact on the success of the Relationship.  With it the Relationship can succeed, it can achieve the “Vision”.  Without it, the Relationship is doomed to fail.  That is why Executive Sponsorship is at the center of the Relationship Wheel(TM)

Without Executive Sponsorship there can be no relationship

Following is a bulletized summary of some of the key concepts around the Executive Sponsor.

• Executive Sponsor’s function is:
  • To Cast Vision
  • To Lift organization “over the speed bumps”
• Items regarding Executive Sponsor:
  • Only 1 Executive Sponsor, but 1 in each organization
  • The head of an organization cannot form Relationship on its own.  It needs a body as well.
• Common Problems regarding the Executive Sponsor:
  • Not knowing who is the Executive Sponsor
    • Solution:  Identify who can say “yes” without having to go further up in the organization
  • Over functioning Executive Sponsor
    • Solution:  Operating team must commit to involve Executive Sponsor when necessary
  • Under functioning Executive Sponsor
    • Solution:  Executive Sponsor must participate in scheduled, periodic, structured reviews

For more detailed information on the Relationship Wheel and the 6 Timeless Principles, I have provided an e-book that can be purchased at this site.  The book is titled “The Six Strand Weave…Transformational Relationships for Business and Non-Profits”