If you haven't already heard, our online business show, Corner Office, is going Live! The premiere is tomorrow, September 21st at 3 p.m. EDT.
We will be streaming on our new network ALLTalkTV.com from THiNKSPOT Burlington with Principal and THiNK Master Debra Pickfield.
The hot topic is collaboration. An appropriate topic since our new show format is designed to include our global virtual community in the conversation.
Recently Debra was our guest blogger where she offered a prelude to our upcoming conversation. Here, Debra talks about a most common culprit that often hinders the process of effective Collaboration - the ego.
Both Debra and I would like to hear your thoughts, feel free to leave a comment on the blog or tweet me with a question using our hashtag #COLive. We will answer your question or read your comment live on the air.
Hope to see you in Corner Office tomorrow... for now logging out...
Collaboration is a Good Thing - Honest!
Guest blogger and Corner Office Live guest, Debra Pickfield offers a prelude to our upcoming discussion on September 21st, 3 p.m. EDT.
It's such a buzz word - Collaboration
Overused, misunderstood - an excuse for why something became stuck and didn't move forward. Tim Glover and Sharon Gilmour-Glover of Jump-Point put it well: "People think they are collaborating when in reality they are simply co-operating - playing together in the sandbox." Truly working with people in collaboration is tough - it involves relinquishing something that is incredibly valuable to each of us - our ego. Knowing how to put it aside so we can come together as equals to create an unknown outcome, is frankly threatening and frightening. We've spent decades of our lives investing in who we are and what we've accomplished - developing our story of accomplishments and value. Now we are asked to put that aside. It's almost heretical.
Our ego is incredibly valuable. It's what gets us up in the morning and is what allows us to move forward even when we're not entirely confident in the next steps. But knowing when to park the ego and allow others to step forward with their ideas is difficult and often messy. So how can we overcome this? Read the full entry
