The Six Secrets of Collaboration

In this 1-4 hour interactive training, participants will have an opportunity to explore and practice specific communication tools to more effectively work with their teammates and accomplish their goals. They will learn that in the long-term, they need to both create results and build relationships with their teammates. If they choose either results or relationship, what they are actually choosing is neither. This conversation focuses on how to communicate so that teammates can reliably produce the outcomes they want to achieve. The level of interactivity and the specific tools that will be learned will depend on the length of the speech and may include:

Forwarding the action through shared commitments

• Creating a shared vision
• Making clear and direct requests
• Responses to a request and Creating alignment
• Helping you and your teammates achieve the results that matter
• Clarifying or Revoking a commitment
• Common Pitfalls

Listening Generously

• Building rapport
• Hearing people, and having them feel heard
• Listening without your filters and blocks
• Creating better solutions
• Pitfalls of Generous Listening

Speaking Straight

• Effectively addressing issues
• Having tough conversations
• Creating mutual support
• Fostering increased contribution

Acknowledgment & Appreciation

• Seizing the opportunity
• Giving powerful appreciation
• Receiving

And what are the six secrets? Send me an e-mail and I'll reply with the six secrets.