When embarking upon an initiative to increase – and reap the benefits of – collaboration there are several steps for leaders to take at the onset: * Determine why collaboration is desired * Define what collaboration will look like in the organization
Collaboration: Motivation and Ability
Organizations that purposely embark upon initiatives to increase collaboration do so because they’ve successfully identified the reasons why the time and effort will be of benefit. Efforts are also more successful when there’s a deliberate plan in which leaders assess when collaboration is
Collaboration: Why Culture Matters
Once you, as a company leader or department/functional leader, decide to focus on increasing collaboration in the workplace the first step is to assess readiness. This involves exploring a bit of cultural reality. What’s really going on? What are the true values, beliefs,
Collaboration: More than a Buzzword
I believe you can drive business success through successful, meaningful and purposeful collaboration while simultaneously energizing employees. Individual organizations choose to embrace and promote collaboration for any number of reasons some of which will be unique to an entity and/or its
