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Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking to Pump Up the Value of Collaboration

Critical thinking is something that comes naturally to me as a trained chemical engineer who...
Music Harmony like Collaboration Takes Commitment

Collaboration via Commitment to Make Perfect Harmony

I have had first-hand experience of the focus and commitment required to make perfect harmony...
How Facilitating is like Caddying

Facilitating like Caddying is More than Meets the Eye

This post is about me – facilitating me to get out of the office and...
Proactive Facilitation

Give Voice through Proactive Facilitation

This week I attended the annual meeting of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches...
Quartet

5 Ways to Quartets and Collaboration Performing Best

This week I wondered what singing quartets could teach about collaboration. Last week I attended...
Sea Shells from Outer Banks

What Summer Vacation Taught Me About Collaboration

This week I wondered what sea shells could teach me about collaboration. My husband, Todd...
Good Questions Key to Collaboration

Good Questions are Key to Good Collaboration

Ever wonder why you couldn’t come up with the great question you heard someone else...
Systems Thinking

How Collaboration Enables a New Way for Bold Change

Ever wonder about the difference between strategic thinking and systems thinking and impact of collaboration?...
Climate Change

Liking Won’t Cut Climate Change Collaboration Needs

We tend to like people that are similar to ourselves. If you like someone, as...
Values Tree of Collaboration

The Values Tree of Collaboration

Most employees, managers, and executives value collaboration as a good thing to do. This begs...