The Key to Collaboration is….

The Key to Collaboration is….

My entrepreneurial journey over the past 17 years, and especially over the last 4, has depended upon collaboration. That collaboration has manifested itself in many ways; a great partner, referrals from thoughtful clients, learning in a peer to peer professional group, interdisciplinary alliances, a colleague who recognized a unique skill set and associates who understand when 1+1 > 2.

While examining why some collaboration is wonderfully successful while other collaboration fails, I came to one big realization. The key to successful collaboration is alignment (definition: arrangement in appropriate relative positions). While there are other important factors, I will list them later, it is alignment that has been the key success factor in my collaborations.

Alignment does not mean we have the same goals in mind or even that we think the same way.

Alignment means, when I act on your behalf, you are improved and when you act on my behalf, I am improved. In the case of business, when we act together, the customer or client is also improved.

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Having collaborated with you Steve I totally concur with your approach.

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