Culture of Collaboration

This Case Study relates to Executive Burnout and the withdrawal of participation. I have heard this called Retirement on the Job.   Initial Situation: The President of a mid-sized financial services corporation was uninvolved with the executive team. Although he was social and polite he had stopped any innovative input into meetings and was uninvolved.…

In my experience, leaders are often called upon to bring forward the latest innovations and business ideas in the larger universe. But often they make the mistake of being involved in the micromanagement of the units within the business and are not available to the larger business community. In addition, many top executives are not…

Positive results with Collaboration as a Target are:  Accountability, Solution Focused Discussions and Activity, Effective Teams and Strategic Results We are sure that at least one of the above results has been missing and can be pointed to as a reason for lack of achievement.  Some of the conditions listed below bring a greater challenge…

Collaboration as a process in organizations is crucial for success now more than ever. In today’s business environment motivation and productivity are down and people are wandering down paths that are distractive rather than contributing to the solutions they want. The lack of teamwork contributes to loss of money, loss of direction, slow or shrinking…

Strategic implementation Solution focus Effective teaming Accountability Communication/connection High Involvement/full participation To learn more about creating a culture of collaboration and jump-start results for your business, please visit my website: bridgingassociates.com

COLLABORATION AS A MODEL FOR SUCCESS: CREATING A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION In my experience as a consultant for Teams and Executives as well as in organizational development, I have come to the conclusion that without attention to effective collaboration the goals and results of organizations fall short. Many times senior leaders and chief executives tell…

The four crucial elements in creating a Culture of Collaboration are: Accountability Solution Focused Effective Teams Strategic Results Issues that exist in business that can be solved by the Culture of Collaboration are: Change (acquisition, mergers, new initiatives, downsizing) Lack of implementation/execution of Strategic Planning Poor/no collegial communication Fear of risk Lack of understanding of performance…