Collaboration, the Future of Best Workplace for Top Talents

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Posted by: Albert Weng

Collaboration is the key working model within a workplace where less to none of the authority is given. Follow the trend toward project management workplace, this will be the majority especially when work toward international arena.

How a collaboration works?

To collaborate, means that the members work will be working in a relatively loose form where the R&R is clear, however, the actual work will be done throughout a mixed performance without clear operation among those key members. Take an example in sports like basketball, each of the roles from point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center has their own responsibility, however, when the game start, they'll have to work in a form of so-called team, to do whatever is required to help the team win on every minute.

Insight:

The collaboration comes from a belief in, "I (will) cover you", even without the need to make an agreement or notice. The more the members who follow this attitude, the more likely the collaboration will be created.

"Collaboration is not made or asked, it's truly been created from the top down as lead by example, and another force from the bottom up on seamlessly mutual appreciations. Why appreciation is crucial to build collaboration? Easy, people won't help other selflessly if they don't feel comfortable with receiving appreciation afterwards."

As mentioned from the lesson on appreciation, the more the appreciation becomes a common pattern across the team, the more likely the collaboration will be able to be built up then. So, you'll feel safer to work with the team and to make a full speed learning and development toward a greater career. Start appreciate to make also your own collaboration work out right.

Take some examples:

To add a practical example of making a good appreciation (also add to the post itself):
Good example of making an appreciation
1) "I like this idea a lot, your design/ work make our launch to be competitive and like no other. Bravo!"
2) "Wow, I never see this in my 10 years experience, it's going to make a positive hit in the market!"
3) "The logic behind the story/ article is truly compelling and a lot easier to understand and follow by most people we targeted to."

So, you probably has discovered that, it's not just saying, "thank you", "appreciated/ gratitude (for your help)" and alike. Try to make it more meaningful to that person.

How do you make appreciation? Share with me your words.