Develop your own “sensor system” so that you can engage quickly to fix problems. This might mean using the last 5 minutes of a meeting to ask people to state back what they’re taking away, to make sure there are no misinterpretations.  #meetings #teamwork #groups

Exploring synergies creates network leverage as collaborating teams become aware of capabilities and sources of future work and referrals. The most successful leaders in our study do so to drive innovation, efficiency, and engagement. #collaboration #success #leadership

Who are the most valuable people in your network? Age-old wisdom suggests it is not what but whom you know that matters. Read more, via my article for @HarvardBiz: zcu.io/SfMw #network #collaboration #teams #communication #leadership

Take five minutes to ensure that you reach an agreement on the “what” and “when” of the work. In today’s fast-moving context, you can’t be overly detailed on this – but spending five minutes to clarify specifics for yourself, your stakeholder, (cont.)

The most successful collaboration takes immense effort and trust. Invest in your teams long-term and you will see results. #collaboration #leadership #success

Leaders engage in three practices and a number of actions to manage the center of their teams. Suggestion: Invest time to locate and proactively engage negative opinion leaders. Crafting mutual wins early can pay off substantially over time. #teammembers #teamwork

Leaders engage in three practices and a number of actions to manage the center of their teams. Suggestion: Publicly acknowledge and celebrate collaborative behaviors to promote engagement and signal the importance of collaboration, e.g., set a regular reminder to spend (cont.)

Are you starting a new role? Job changes have been extremely prevalent over the past few years. Listen in on the conversation, via @HarvardBiz: zcu.io/FWBa #jobmarket #onboarding #teamwork #collaboration #leadership

Leaders engage in 3 practices and a number of actions to manage the center of their teams. Suggestion: Simple network analysis techniques can quickly reveal people at risk for collaborative overload. Take 10 minutes to draw the network map of your team and who turns to (cont).

Companies often try to minimize silos by launching cultural change programs and more, but these broad solutions often do not address the issues that impede collaboration at crucial network junctures. Read here: zcu.io/99aa #teamwork #collaboration