Collaboration begins with you : be a silo buster / Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley, & Eunice Parisi-Carew.

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This book teaches people at all levels--from entry-level associates to top executives--that it's up to them to help promote and preserve a winning culture of collaboration. The authors show that busting silos and bringing people together is an inside-out process that involves your heart (your character and intentions), your head (your beliefs and attitudes), and your hands (your actions and behaviors). Working with this three-part approach, Collaboration Begins with You helps readers develop a collaborative culture by utilizing differences; nurturing safety and trust; instituting a clear purpose, values, and goals; talking openly; and empowering themselves and others.

Cover -- Contents -- PART I: A Journey to Collaboration -- 1 A Troubling Conversation -- 2 A Well Timed Visitor -- 3 A Sensible Start -- 4 Utilize Differences -- 5 Nurture Safety and Trust -- 6 Involve Others in Crafting a Clear Purpose, Values, and Goals -- 7 A Step Backward -- 8 Talk Openly -- 9 A Bit of a Breakthrough -- 10 Empower Yourself and Others -- 11 Collaboration at Work: A Real World Example -- 12 Getting Things Done -- 13 A Turnaround-and a Plan -- 14 Six Months Later -- Epilogue -- PART II: Tools and Resources to Create Collaboration -- Self Assessment: How Collaborative Do You Think You Are? -- Collaboration: Best Practices -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Services Available.

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