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“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” Andrew Carnegie
Here are 4 tips to help you collaborate more effectively:
2. Introduction
A recent Cisco study – “Human behaviour and the barriers to effective
collaboration: how it affects productivity, workplace efficiency, and business
results” – outlined 4 key ingredients for successful collaboration. These were all
grounded in human behaviour and included building relationships based on
trust, turning human interactions into results, balancing decision-making and
consensus building and evolving the workplace culture.
It was interesting to note that successful collaboration had nothing to do with
the latest technology or the most complicated Gantt charts – it was all about
the people.
“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability
to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the
fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” Andrew Carnegie
Here are 4 tips to help you collaborate more effectively:
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3. Hero every voice
From the top of an organization all the
way down – we need to listen to
everyone’s ideas and allow them to
shine. Schedule regular collaboration
meetings with people across your
organisation and collectively solve a
problem. Be sure to encourage everyone
to speak up (especially the introverts) as
any voice can change the world.
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4. Make visioning a team sport
I read this line in a wonderful Forbes
article that said “Today’s most successful
leaders guide their organizations not
through command and control, but
through a shared purpose and vision”. I
love this statement because it encourages
leaders to share the mission and dreams
of the business and allow every team
member to play a role in determining how
to bring the dreams to life.
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5. Create inspirational leaders
To be successful you will need to
inspire those around you to also be
inspirational. Identify your
collaboration team and create a list of
all of the people, groups and
organizations who have something to
gain, something to lose and
something to contribute to the issue
at hand. Connect with them and work
out what they are passionate about.
Give them the tools, the passion, and
the authority to inspire.
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6. Collaborate regularly and evaluate.
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Collaboration is something that
requires regular practice with your
selected group. Then you will start
to see issues and challenges from a
different point of view and gain
greater clarity. Evaluate regularly: is
your collaborative progressing?
What needs to be achieved and by
when? Be clear about your
outcomes with everyone who is
involved.
