192 Quotes About Collaboration

In order for collaboration to take place, managers must give up their silos and their perceptions of power.

When your heart is right, you want to bring out the best in others.

It's hard for managers to consider different perspectives if they never ask people what they think.

The natural result of utilizing different perspectives is that people are more engaged because they feel their opinions are important.

Three-Step Method for Making Stronger Connections: Take the Triangle Talk approach to connecting and reaching agreement with others: You, Me, Us. First refer to their interest, then yours - and then note how your interests coincide. This approach enables diverse people to gain traction sooner toward a common goal.

Collaboration requires focusing on everything from vision and values to how individuals can feel they are making a real contribution.

Collaboration begins with focusing on the collective good rather than personal gain.

Conflict can be healthy within a collaborative group, as long as everyone sticks to the issues and things don't get personal.

That's why I'm a proponent of collaboration. It's not because working together feels good. If it felt good and the results were mediocre, then collaboration wouldn’t be worth the effort. Collaboration is valuable because it helps us transcend our individual limits and create something greater than ourselves.