42 Rules for Successful Collaboration: A Practical Approach to Working with People, Processes, and Technology, 2nd Edition
- 1h 55m
- David Coleman
- Happy About
- 2013
Whether you are a 5-person team or a 50,000 person company some of the same rules for successful collaboration apply. The more you share what you know the more it is worth; understanding a person’s local context is more critical to successful collaboration than any technology you may use. Based on years of research, an encyclopedic knowledge of collaborative technologies, and a realization that collaboration is hard to do successfully, Mr. Coleman provides a holistic view on collaboration. Through a variety of contributions from his social networks, others have contributed their best rules for collaboration based on their experience. The holistic approach (People, Process and Technology) is the organizing principle for the book and each rule can be found in the appropriate section. Managers, CEOs, Venture Capitalists, or anyone that has to work with other people at a distance every day can get great benefit from this book.
Readers of this book will walk away with a much better idea how to be successful in their interactions with others via the computer. It will help people who are on teams separated geographically, as well as managers and executives. The book filled with high-tech nuggets of wisdom for programmers and IT professionals. But it also has practical rules that apply to anyone who works with others.
About the Author
David Coleman is the Co-Author of Collaboration 2.0 (Happy About), the author of the Collaboration blog and the Managing Director of Collaborative Strategies. He has 20 years of experience will collaboration technologies, people issues and critical processes. He works with collaboration technology vendors on product strategies, business models and demand generation. He also works with medium to large companies to help them figure out a successful strategy for collaboration throughout the organization.
In this Book
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Rules are Meant to Be Broken
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Know Why You are Collaborating
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Trust is Not Enough!
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You Will Include all of Your Stakeholders
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Actively Include Each Person on a Global Team
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Being a Conscious Communicator Supports Successful Collaboration
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Structured Communications Support Successful Collaboration
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Agree on a Process for Resolving Conflict
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Communicate Frequently, But Briefly
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Clear "Rules of Engagement" Support Successful Collaboration
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Collaboration Technologies Magnify Your Message
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Define the Problem Tightly
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Collaboration Starts With Understanding
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Flexibility and Familiarity are Critical for Successful Collaborative Communities
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Make Someone Responsible for Collaboration
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Foster a Culture of True Professional Candor
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Celebrate, Celebrate!
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Plan Critical Elements of Your Business
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Measure What You Collaborate About for the Most Effect
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Know the Objective Before Defining the Tools
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Collaboration Requires Management and Leadership
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Accountability is the Next Step in Collaboration
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Security vs. Collaboration
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Manage Collaboration Like a Project
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Collaboration Can Make Projects More Successful
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Collaboration in Supply Chains – Supply Chain Management 2.0
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Collaborate Successfully Between Generations
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Collaborate With Mobile Professionals
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Use Leaders as Collaborative Strategists
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Focus on People and Process First
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Collaboration Tools Should Be Easy
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Create the Ideal Collaborative Environment
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Change Management Ensures Collaboration
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Communication Improves With Collaboration Technologies
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Applying Collaborative Principles to Transactions
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Use a Personal Touch With Executives Who are New to Web Conferencing
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There's More to Web Conferencing than Webinars
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Persistence is Critical
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Use Visual Technologies for Collaboration
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It is Easier to Move Bits than Butts
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Pioneers Collaborate in Virtual Worlds
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These are My Rules. What are Yours?
