You mean collaboration doesn’t mean lots more work?!

We think collaboration means lots of work, lots of talk, lots of meetings, lots of time and not all of it useful. But that's not inevitable.

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Six Roadblocks to Authentic Collaboration – Part 2

These organisational norms work powerfully to block authentic collaboration, which requires us to let go and to let…

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The Six Roadblocks to Authentic Collaboration – Part 1

first of the 6 roadblocks to collaboration... "for the first time they had a series of steps that helped them…

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How Collaboration is Helping the World’s Central Bankers Sleep Better

Central banks are seeing collaboration as a key strategy for retaining their role and influence in the emerging…

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Gorillas in your midst

when one of them said- "you know Tom, you are the 'big hairy gorilla' in this system, and we are effectively…

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Smarter questions- start with yourself

"there is no evidence of a correlation between talking to people and trust, and a strong correlation between listening…

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Are you collaborating at every scale?

The key finding is how important it is to focus on the smallest units of collaboration, just as much as the larger,…

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Key Questions for Collaborators

If we hear lots of content, stop!.... and reflect on process instead. Only in this way will our collaboration thrive…

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Curiosity creates better questions

When we ask questions within an important conversation, it’s essential that we are really curious to find out what…

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Are you planning to act or acting to learn?

Rather than plan in order to act, Bob found more success when he began to act in order to learn....

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If only we had a new meeting structure…..

In looking back, I've realised that I was seeing a common pitfall when tackling complexity- seeking a simple solution…

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