I’m not sure whether this is just me or does anyone else get the feeling that the whole nation is currently holding its breath? As the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are consumed in lengthy talks, with the occasional time out for the Lib Dems to chat to Gordon Brown, the nation goes about its business as usual with an impending sense of change hovering in the background.
This is an historic time and my thoughts are turning to the inevitable focus on behaviours whatever conclusion we finally come to.
Two leaders and parties working together, whoever they may be, will need to show and act out a raft of behaviours for the relationship to be positive.
They will need to hold each other in the highest esteem, understanding that their perspective is not necessarily the other’s perspective, and even if it is, they may both have different ideas on how to get there.
They will need to be able to stake out clear areas of ownership but at the same time encourage the free flow of communication so that everybody knows the end goal, everybody feels informed and empowered.
They will need to respect the slightly different set of values that sit at the heart of each party and learn to view them as positive forces that can add an extra dimension to their overall way of working, rather than seeing them as hindrances.
And there are many, many more. Although, clearly, the agreement on policy is paramount, the attitudes, beliefs and resulting behaviours that each party and its delegates assume will play a hugely important part in its on-going success.
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