9. Networks and relationships
Strong governance and strong networks go hand in hand.
Indigenous paintings often show networks as connecting patterns of circles and lines. They illustrate relationships between people, Country, sites and ancestors.
In this topic you’ll find information about networks and relationships—how to build them, expand them and keep them going.
This chapter contains the following topics:
- 9.1 What is a network?
- 9.2 Networking: problem signs and tips to manage them
- 9.3 Managing and maintaining relationships
Also:
- Resource 9.1 What can we do?—Networking
- Resource 9.2 Template—Monitoring our governance environment
- Resource 9.3 Template—Our governance stakeholder influence
- Resource 9.4 Template—Our culture scan
- Resource 9.5 Tips—Mapping your governance assets
- Resource 9.6 Tips—Improving consultation
- Resource 9.7 Tips—How to balance different interests
- Resource 9.8 Tool—Stakeholder analysis
- Resource 9.9 Tips—Managing and maintaining relationships with professionals
- Resource 9.10 Quiz
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