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I was having an energizing and engaging conversation with a friend and colleague the other day. We were talking about how so many folks seem to be operating out of fear, and are looking at their life through a very narrow and constricted lens. It is as if you want to be the” broader perspective [...]
Category: Collaboration
Can we talk?
The other day I was having lunch with a friend who works in the technology industry, and he said something that has really been working me. He was talking about how the mobile device industry is headed to a place where we will have one separate device that interfaces, or talks with, with all of [...]
Living in the Land of And
I was recently in Greenville, South Carolina providing training on the art and skill of facilitation for a major international corporation. They had wisely decided that prior to implementing a lean process improvement initiative; their folks needed specific training around facilitating process, if a process improvement initiative was going to be successful. Having seen other [...]
Collaborating for a change
There is a paradigm shift at play with a dominant cultural story of the hero. Heroes may make great story telling for their individual glory, but in reality they do the community a disservice. If I am waiting for the hero to save the day, then I do not have to own my part for [...]
Collaborating through Technology
We have been increasing working with organizations and groups that seek to maximize the use of technology to facilitate their collaborations, both internal and with external partners. In the same way that there is enormous value in gathering people together for in-person dialogues, there is also significant value to “virtual” dialogues. Experience has shown that [...]
HEP – Just love them!
The following exchange was prompted by an email from a friend and colleague, Margaret M. Toth, MD, who is the Chief Quality Officer for the Delmarva Foundation. It speaks to the simplicity of caring for and loving others in the complex world of healthcare. I worked with Margaret in a nationwide study using the Positive [...]