Introduction |
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Why Collaboration Is So Hard To work together well, we need to embrace our differences |
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SECTION ONE Making Yourself Collaboration-Ready |
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1 Exerting Influence Without Authority |
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To lead people who don't report to you, try lateral leadership |
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2 To Improve Your Team, First Work On Yourself |
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You need three specific capabilities |
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3 Collaboration Without Burnout |
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Figure out where you add the most value |
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SECTION TWO Building the Team |
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4 Great Teams Are About Personalities, Not Just Skills |
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Here's how to get the right mix |
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5 Six Ways To Convince Someone To Collaborate With You |
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Think about what you can offer them in return |
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6 Making Star Teams Out Of Star Players |
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There's a right way and a wrong way to organize them |
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7 Ensuring Agile Teams Can Work Together |
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Nurturing internal networks can lead to better outcomes |
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SECTION THREE Being Productive as a Team |
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8 High-Performing Teams Need |
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Psychological Safety Here's how to create it |
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9 The Best Teams Have Clearly Defined Roles |
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Fuzzy responsibilities are bad for collaboration |
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10 Helping Teams With Different Subcultures To Collaborate |
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Every company has many cultures |
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11 Get Your Team To Do What It Says It's Going To Do |
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"If-then planning" is the key |
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12 Don't Let Teamwork Get In The Way Of Agility |
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Each project stage needs the right amount of teamwork |
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13 How To Motivate Your Problem People |
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The most intractable people take up the most time and energy |
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SECTION FOUR Communicating and Making Decisions |
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14 Cracking The Code Of Sustained Collaboration |
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Six tools for training people to work together better |
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15 Seven Strategies For Better Group Decision Making |
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Keep the group small and diverse |
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16 A Good Meeting Needs A Clear Decision-Making Process |
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Before you start, agree on how it will end |
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17 Four Tips For Effective Virtual Collaboration |
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Be strategic about meetings and communication |
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18 If Your Team Agrees On Everything, Working Together Is Pointless |
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Constructive conflict is good for creativity |
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SECTION FIVE Navigating Conflicts and Power Struggles |
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19 How To Permanently Resolve Cross-Department Rivalries |
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Four questions to start getting on the same page |
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20 Navigating A Turf War At Work |
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Check your mindset, and focus on the larger goal |
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21 How To Handle A Disagreement On Your Team |
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Be a mediator, not a boss |
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22 Collaborating With People You Don't Like |
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You can still have a productive relationship |
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Index |
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