Collaborators beware! There’s a black hole out there
Organisations that make the shift to a more collaborative way of working do so by making new thinking possible.
Accessing the Collaboration Gold
I've heard many times from clients that they saw the PoC as "gold"........but they really struggled with the "how",…
Why is my collaboration toolkit empty?
How is it that we spend years learning to manage teams but never obtain the tools of collaboration or the skills to use…
Collaboration- Assert and Love?
... people often find themselves vacillating between wanting to drive in a particular direction, and waiting to build…
Are your collaborative contracts really collaborative?
While the contract looked different, it felt the same to the users.......it takes a different mindset to make a process…
Three ways to take your contractual partnership from good to great
How does my client move from an 'us and them' mindset to a 'we' mindset, in the high-pressure world of project…
Those silos are still around!
it is not fundamentally the tools or skills I had that made the difference- it was the collaborative thinking that…
Listening and the Politics of Humiliation
"Listening is the ultimate sign of respect. What you say when you listen speaks more than any words."
The Agony of Silence
...the pain of being silent is one of the keys to listening more effectively. But this insight doesn't make it any…
The Dilemma- a chip off the old bloke
In our experience, finding a chunk of the problem to focus on can be really useful - something that feels feasible,…