Sustaining Partnership

Ashridge Consulting and the National Trust have been working together for the past two years. Ashridge Consulting is an organizational development consultancy grounded in theoretical knowledge and ongoing research. Its work is highly practical, relational and collaborative. It believes that sustainable business can only be achieved through people's genuine understanding of and preparedness to address the complex issues in today's social, economic and environmental context. Both organizations have charitable status and are committed to facilitating sustainable changes that enhance and improve the lives of individuals and their communities. These inherent commonalities and the fostering of other authentic connections from the earliest stages of the relationship helped the National Trust have confidence that Ashridge Consulting was the right partner. Sustaining partnerships requires a freedom and responsibility of intent to support the development of the other with independence, not dependency, as the goal. This ensures greater choice and ethical practice in any future interventions. Sustaining partnerships requires a mutuality of care, respect of the other and of the ecological context.