Collaboration Principles and Process (58 minutes)

• • Collaboration can be difficult. As a word alone, collaboration seems abstract, conjuring up images of people always being together. On top of this, collaboration involves the complexities of human beings. Encouraging people to work together towards a shared mission may not be successful if you don't convey or provide an incentive. In this course, Prakash Raman dismisses the premise that collaboration is fixed, explaining that there is a wide spectrum of what teamwork and partnerships can look like, so you can begin to learn and experience the benefits of collaboration. First, he describes how to overcome common challenges. Next, he outlines ten principles, providing a checklist that helps you to diagnose why your team may not be collaborating. Then, he reveals how you can systematically address the gap. Lastly, he shares how to operationalize collaboration through more effective meetings that are aimed at achieving the mission of your project or organization.

Collaborative Leadership (35 minutes)

• • Collaboration has become an essential ingredient for organizational survival and success. As more organizations move toward a collaborative culture, a new leadership model is emerging—one that replaces command and control with trust and inclusion. The leader’s new role is to create an environment in which people choose to participate and contribute. This course is designed to give you the insight and skills to build collaborative relationships within your team and throughout the organization. Instructor Carol Kinsey Goman explains why collaboration is so important, introduces key elements and skills for collaborative leadership, and delivers practical strategies for collaboration, from designing more effective in-person meetings, to working with remote teams and collaborating across cultures. Plus, get tips for adopting the body language of a collaborative leader and making collaboration a habit.

Effective Collaboration Across Teams: The new world of collaborating from anywhere with anyone (42 minutes)

• • Join instructor Ron Carucci for an overview of the key skills and processes required to collaborate, promote engagement, and drive value when working with other teams, including identifying your team’s value, resolving conflict, making decisions, and creating a shared identity as cross-functional partners. This is a perfect course to take as an individual, a team, or with your team and another team to enhance collaboration. Ron covers the core challenges of cross-functional collaboration and shows you what it takes to develop long-term collaborative capabilities. Learn to prioritize the right skills, clarify roles and responsibilities, and deepen trust with your cross-functional partners to ensure everyone can thrive regardless of where they work. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with new skills and ready to collaborate with anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Creating a Culture of Collaboration (26 minutes)

• • Discover why a collaborative work environment can promote success and learn how to create a cooperative culture in the workplace. Author, CEO and instructor Lisa Bodell outlines the benefits of collaboration, and shares techniques for leaders or individual contributors to start building a team-centric culture. She also defines common barriers to collaboration and describes methods to overcome those obstacles. Finally, hear about her practical approaches for breaking the ice in any room, and where to find fantastic and unexpected collaborators.

Essentials of Team Collaboration (32 minutes)

• • The best teams don't wait for someone to tell them what to do. Instead, they work together to set themselves up for success. In this course, learn how teams can collaborate more effectively. Discover how to ask key questions, clarify expectations, and ensure everyone is kept in sync. Find out how a team can refine its purpose, use one another’s preferred communication modes, and solicit and incorporate feedback, helping members collaborate proactively—with or without managerial oversight. Join corporate trainer and author Dana Brownlee as she shares clear and proven collaboration strategies, specific activities, and techniques you can use to minimize miscommunications and avoid common collaboration mishaps.