Archive for July 2014
Collaboration via Commitment to Make Perfect Harmony
I have had first-hand experience of the focus and commitment required to make perfect harmony which is the music world’s version of workplace collaboration. I recently joined a Sweet Adeline’s quartet called Magic Moments. I have only sung with them three times now: the first time to audition, the second time at the tail-end of…
Read MoreFacilitating like Caddying is More than Meets the Eye
This post is about me – facilitating me to get out of the office and onto the golf course with or without the aid of caddying. The sad truth is that it is currently the height of the golfing season in the Northeast and I have not been to the driving range, let alone the…
Read MoreGive Voice through Proactive Facilitation
This week I attended the annual meeting of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches and I wondered what religion could teach me about collaboration. I realized that religion teaches us to give voice to those with dire needs who don’t have a voice in order to experience fulfillment. Similarly, collaboration teaches us to give…
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