Coalition Building

Definition: Organize individuals with multiple viewpoints who agree to support an issue of shared interest, leading to productive action. Example: Identify common objectives to align strategy, physicians, and IT in creating a clinical technology roadmap.

Relates to: Integrate and Co-Create

SKILL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

ONLINE RESOURCES

A-to-Z Strategies for Building Collaboration
Leading Change (Step 2) - Create the Guiding Coalition

BOOKS

Collaborative Leadership: Building Relationships, Handling Conflict and Sharing Control, 2nd Edition
Finding Allies, Building Alliances: 8 Elements that Bring and Keep People Together 

COURSE, WORKSHOP, OR SEMINAR

Building Alliances and Coalitions

TOOL RESOURCES

Tools to support this skill may include:

Diverse Relationships: Appreciating Diversity as a Key to Emotional Intelligence
Networking: How Leaders Create and Use Networks
Networking: Sphere of Influence: How to Increase Your Sphere of Influence
Shared Goals: Set a Shared Goal: Mission Countdown