Turn rejection into collaboration
I was reflecting on Stuart’s recent blog about how we tend to hold our “right” position and not look deeper, and it made me wonder about a…
When the Bark is worse than the bite
I currently have an issue at home with a neighbour’s barking dog. It is very annoying as it’s a large breed with a big deep bark, which…
Tackling the relationship “elephant”
One of the biggest challenges we see inside organisations when trying to work better together is the elephant in the room- the reluctance…
Re-experimenting with my migraines
In reflecting on my blog (below) from 2 years ago,I realised that I had fallen back into the black hole of "business as usual", and my…
Unlocking Co-design
On reading Stuart’s last blog about tapping into the three cornerstones to build collaborative capability, I recognised one way I saw this…
Lessons from a newborn
Mindset is crucial for effective collaboration. The clearest reminder for me about the importance of mindset was when our son was born (32…
Accessing the Collaboration Gold
When I was a kid, my Dad used to take me exploring for gold near Tamworth. We all knew there was some gold in the local mountain streams,…
Collaboration- Assert and Love?
A client recently talked about the seeming ‘bi-polar’ nature of their organisation, where they see a strong desire for good relationships…
Are your collaborative contracts really collaborative?
A couple of years ago I worked with a major utility that wanted to change the nature of their services contracts. Previously they had run a…
Those silos are still around!
In thinking about this month’s topic on silo busting, I was reminded of my blog four years ago: Following a successful workshop a couple…