15 Jan 2009

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 8 – An Interview with Steve Steinhilber, author of Strategic Alliances

Strategic Planning, StrategyDriven Podcast Comments Off

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

Special Edition 8 – An Interview with Steve Steinhilber, author of Strategic Alliances examines how businesses effectively establish and maintain profitable strategic alliance relationships. During our discussion, Steve Steinhilber, author of Strategic Alliances: Three Ways to Make Them Work and Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Cisco, shares with us his insights regarding:

  • what strategic alliances are and the steps taken to form them
  • business drivers and key characteristics of successful alliances
  • unique traits strategic alliance relationship managers should possess
  • the composition and structure of a strategic alliance organization

Additional Information

Complimenting the tremendous insights Steve shares in Strategic Alliances and this special edition podcast are the additional resources accessible from the Cisco website including:

Steve’s book, Strategic Alliances, can be purchased by clicking here.

Special Note…

Please remember that profits from the sale of Strategic Alliances go to the Cisco Foundation; providing those less fortunate with improved access to basic human needs, education, and economic opportunities. To learn more about the Cisco Foundation, click here.

Final Request…

The strength of our community grows with the additional insights brought by our expanding member base. Please consider voting for us on Podcast Alley by clicking here. Casting your vote for the StrategyDriven Podcast improves our ranking and helps us attract new listeners which, in turn, helps us grow our community.

Thank you again for listening to the StrategyDriven Podcast !


About the Author

Steve Steinhilber, author of Exiting Your Business, Protecting Your Wealth, is Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Cisco, where he is responsible for developing new and managing ongoing strategic alliances with top global companies including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, and Nokia; a portfolio valued at more than $4.5 billion in annual revenue for Cisco alone. He is recognized by both business and academia for excellence in alliance leadership.



FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership

Start your FREE trial membership* and receive:

  • FULL ACCESS to StrategyDriven’s premium content for 14 days
  • FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book
  • EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage

* Free 14 day trial included with a monthly membership registration. A monthly recurring subscription of $9.95 will begin after the initial 14 day trial period. Memberships can be cancelled at any time. Premium Member access will continue until the free/paid subscription expires.

† Available only to those living within the United States after the first monthly membership payment is received. Name and address information required. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 USD. Book value is not guaranteed.


Related Articles:

  1. StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 1 – An Interview with Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable
  2. StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 7a – An Interview with John Leonetti, author of Exiting Your Business, Protecting Your Wealth, part 1 of 2
  3. StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 7b – An Interview with John Leonetti, author of Exiting Your Business, Protecting Your Wealth, part 2 of 2
  4. StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 3 – An Interview with Forrest Breyfogle, author of Integrated Enterprise Excellence, Volume I – The Basics
  5. StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 2 – An Interview with Diana McLain Smith, author of Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength
Comments are closed.