You know, collaboration as a good news story. The real success stories of our time are about good collaboration: businesses, sports teams, political campaigns, causes… 1 + 1 > 2. And yet, sometimes good collaboration isn’t enough for success. Sometimes you need chance on your side. Think of Felix Baumgartner’s past weekend of incredibleness, that […]
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Break down those silos and re-build from above and below
April 22, 2010 by · 2 Comments
Trying to get everyone on the same page? As long as your team members stay in their silos, your job will be next to impossible. To break down the thick walls between silos, build on the things all silos have in common: the sky above (vision) and the ground below (values). The silos metaphor is […]
It's a mediator's world
October 18, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
I spent yesterday in Vancouver, at an all-day gathering with my court mediation colleagues. Part information sharing, part community building, always a learning experience… these types of get-together I really enjoy. There were a number of presenters during the day. I was one of them, on the topic of Collaborating on Business Development. That was […]
