In a recent article from Harvard Business Review, ‘Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration’ author Francesca Gino, reflects on the desire of leaders to foster cultures of collaboration but who end up feeling frustrated that the effort that they put into that is not rewarded by sustained changes in behaviour.
Whilst it is true that collaboration is a skill that can be taught, people also need a reason to do it. A common goal that they can all get behind. But more importantly, one that makes the inevitable tricky conversations worth having.
Authentic, sustained collaboration is not an easy path for teams to take. On the rugby pitch understanding the personalities and ways of working with your team-mates is as important as understanding your own role and where your value lies. The same principle applies in the corporate world.
Having the ability to step into someone else’s shoes, understand what they are trying to achieve and their preferred ways of communicating enables much greater levels of collaboration and productivity.
Gino offers the following six training techniques that organisations can adapt to improve their collaboration skills ;
Teach People to Listen, Not talk
Train People to Practice Empathy
Make People More Comfortable with Feedback
Teach People to Lead and Follow
Speak with Clarity and Avoid Abstraction
Train People who have Win-Win Interactions
Transition 15 use approaches like these, and others, in our engagements with clients who are determined to create sustained collaboration throughout their business.
Acknowledging that every client is different, we tailor our approach to suit your needs and depending on your goals.
Transition 15 has been building high performance environments since 2007. We work with you and your team to co-design a culture and framework that enables your team to excel.
