Collaboration
unleashing the POWER of the TEAM
Collaboration …fosters creativity, innovation,team commitment and ownership
encourages ideas
Project Management
How Do We Deliver?
None of us are as smart as all of us.- Japanese Proverb
Leadership Challenges
• Get More Done by Doing Less• Lead Change• Deliver the Right Product• Meet Customer’s Changing Needs• Meet Market Windows
the answers are in
your organization
Leadership Challenges
• Get More Done by Doing Less• Lead Change• Deliver the Right Product• Meet Customer’s Changing Needs• Meet Market Windows
How do we get there?
Project Management
• Risk Management
Lead by example
Project Management
• Quality Managementcreate an open environment
Whenever possible bring together the
entire team
Customers
Development
SupportIDPartners
Marketing
finance
Test
sales
Trustworthinessstimulate creativity through collaborationprocess
and let them ….
agree to goals and
objectives
brainstorm
define success
decide how to hold each other accountable
CollaborationUnleashesthe true power
of the Team
But….
What about the Non-collaborators?
Who is a non-collaborator?
the “passive”non-collaborator
the “passive”non-collaborator
Differing goals
Cultural
FearLack of understanding
Examples
• Frozen in place for fear of losing job, position, status
• Does not understand how powerful collaboration can be
• Does not understand who they should collaborate with
• Does not understand cultural differences• Has team and personal goals that don’t align
with others
Project Management
How Do We Deliver?
The “aggressive” non-collaborator
Project Management
How Do We Deliver?
The “aggressive” non-collaborator
CompetitivePersonal agenda
Self preservation
Lack of respect
Examples
• Witholds information in effort to elevate importance to organization
• Sabatoges others in effort to look comparatively better
• Feels superior to others• Always wants fingers in everything under the
spotlight
Can a non-collaborator ever collaborate?
awareness
motivation
Can’t change people but you can help to….
improve the possibilities
improve the possibilities
Lead by example
Encourage
Align goals
Communicate
…give them what they need to succeed
aware and motivated
help keep the team on track
Need charts for
• When your efforts fail to have an affecto Remove the non-collaborator
• Questions to help o What are your goals for yourself? For your team?o How can we improve the effectiveness of our team
operations?o What can I do to help you?o How can we improve our working relationship with
team xyz?
Do you know of non-collaborators in your organization?
What can you do?
Exercise
• Examples of non-collaboratorso How would you handle the situation?
summary
your most important asset
Protect
Team