Knowing how to partner effectively is critical for making performance interventions have a real impact on an organization. Improving workplace performance craves the ideas and support of many stakeholders. The importance of partnering is further illustrated by its inclusion in the ASTD Competency Model (trademarked). But what is required to partner effectively? The Infoline, Performance Excellence Through Partnering, describes a set of critical success factors, overviews a few common types of partnerships, and provides job aids that will help you plan a partnership and check to ensure that the partnership is functioning as it should. In addition, it also describes key actions of partnering as indicated in the ASTD Competency Model (trademarked).