Given the increasingly challenging, complex and fast paced environment that employees operate in today, the need for effective collaboration and teaming has never been greater. Collaboration is the cornerstone of building and sustaining high-performing organizations and teams, yet collaborative behavior or lack thereof continues to manifest itself as the Achilles’ heel of many leaders, managers and their staffs. Most teams collaborate well most of the time, but in those cases when they don't, the entire world seems to know it and the impacts – to product and service development and fulfillment, the team’s image and employee morale – can be tremendous.

At this workshop you will...

• Understand collaboration fundamentals
• Learn the 14 elements required to set up a collaborative effort for success
• Explore, adopt and apply collaboration-promoting tools during group and role playing exercises
• Analyze the 5 critical success factors required to create a collaborative culture
• Reflect on the Power of Choice and Language/Communication and how each can strengthen or diminish your leadership effectiveness as a result
• Learn about the Roles of Trust, Constructive Conflict and Commitment and explore the dynamics of each through group exercises
• Dissect multiple collaboration challenges and practice “Collaborative Coach” through role playing exercises
• Explore leadership "tips and techniques" for addressing the most difficult of collaborative challenges in your environment through exercise debriefs
• Create your "Collaboration in Action" Action Plan with a focus on you, your team and your organization
• Broaden your thinking by being exposed to and gaining valuable insights into other leaders’ collaboration-related challenges and perspectives given the highly interactive, collaborative nature of this workshop