There is so much synergy that can be enjoyed from collaboration.<\/strong>\u00a0 We can push ideas along the path of refinement.\u00a0 We can make awaken dormant ideas.\u00a0 We can raise them to awareness and then be acted upon but it many ideas remain dormant since there is no collaborative chatter. The is no voice to these ideas and they fade into the recesses of time.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do not collaborate because we see each other as competitors. We compete for budget, we compete for promotions, we compete for prestige and ego.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Collaboration really creates mutual respect and friendship which is perhaps the best by product of the collaborative culture.\u00a0 People like to work with others that they like and trust and all things being equal they will work with those they like and trust.\u00a0 All things not so equal they will work with people the like and trust<\/p>\n Many organizations are designed to be internally competitive.\u00a0 In our silo-based reality we do not trust the competition and it is hard to really collaborate in that environment whether we consciously acknowledge this or not.<\/p>\n Powerful leaders also would rather stunt a would be rival that grow that leader to be better than the current leader. The reason being is the firm will displace the older experienced person for the newly trained version 2.0 at a cost savings.\u00a0 We see it all the time.<\/p>\n How many metrics and scorecards does your organization have that rewards teamwork and collaboration?<\/p>\n When last did you pay out and incentive and ask the team leader to share it as he thought it was fit?<\/p>\n What is the best way to award teams?<\/p>\n DO:<\/p>\n Stephen Choo Quan<\/p>\n Sharing is Caring. Thanks for reading \u2764<\/strong><\/p>\n Follow me\u00a0On:\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Linked in<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n4 Practices to Encourage Collaboration<\/h1>\n
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