Performance ImprovementVolume 43, Issue 2 p. 24-28 Article Negotiating and maintaining the spirit of a partnership Dr. Martha Jensen CPT, Dr. Martha Jensen is the Executive Director of Organizational Development for a large financial services firm in San Francisco. She works with executive teams and leaders to help them meet their business goals and improve organizational results by creating strategies and interventions for organizational and cultural alignment. Martha has worked in the field of training and organizational development for more than 15 years, emphasizing a performance technology approach to business problems in the areas of change management, strategic planning, learning, and business performance management. Working in high-tech, financial services, and government, she has held global management positions in customer education, operations, professional services, marketing, human resources, and corporate development. A frequent presenter for the International Society for Performance Improvement, American Society for Training and Development, and other international organizations, Martha has an MA in Instructional Technology from San Jose State University and an EdD in Educational Psychology and Technology from the University of Southern California. She may be reached at martha_jensen@yahoo.com.Search for more papers by this authorJeanne Farrington CPT, Dr. Jeanne Farrington is President of J. Farrington Consulting. She provides business consulting to companies of all sizes, working with them to define their strategic approach to education, learning, career development, and performance improvement. She also designs and implements training and performance improvement projects for a variety of audiences and outcomes. Jeanne has taught university courses and corporate workshops on many aspects of instructional design, performance technology, and web-based training. She has worked internally as a training professional and manager at Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, and Hewlett-Packard. Jeanne has an MA in Instructional Technology from San Jose State and an EdD in Educational Psychology and Technology from the University of Southern California. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California. She also is coauthor of From Training to Performance Improvement: Navigating the Transition. Jeanne may be reached atjeanne@jfarrington.com.Search for more papers by this author Dr. Martha Jensen CPT, Dr. Martha Jensen is the Executive Director of Organizational Development for a large financial services firm in San Francisco. She works with executive teams and leaders to help them meet their business goals and improve organizational results by creating strategies and interventions for organizational and cultural alignment. Martha has worked in the field of training and organizational development for more than 15 years, emphasizing a performance technology approach to business problems in the areas of change management, strategic planning, learning, and business performance management. Working in high-tech, financial services, and government, she has held global management positions in customer education, operations, professional services, marketing, human resources, and corporate development. A frequent presenter for the International Society for Performance Improvement, American Society for Training and Development, and other international organizations, Martha has an MA in Instructional Technology from San Jose State University and an EdD in Educational Psychology and Technology from the University of Southern California. She may be reached at martha_jensen@yahoo.com.Search for more papers by this authorJeanne Farrington CPT, Dr. Jeanne Farrington is President of J. Farrington Consulting. She provides business consulting to companies of all sizes, working with them to define their strategic approach to education, learning, career development, and performance improvement. She also designs and implements training and performance improvement projects for a variety of audiences and outcomes. Jeanne has taught university courses and corporate workshops on many aspects of instructional design, performance technology, and web-based training. She has worked internally as a training professional and manager at Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, and Hewlett-Packard. Jeanne has an MA in Instructional Technology from San Jose State and an EdD in Educational Psychology and Technology from the University of Southern California. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California. She also is coauthor of From Training to Performance Improvement: Navigating the Transition. Jeanne may be reached atjeanne@jfarrington.com.Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 February 2007 https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4140430207 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume43, Issue2February 2004Pages 24-28 RelatedInformation