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3 things managers can do to increase collaboration

Here's what managers need to do if they wish to foster collaboration.

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By John Baldoni 06/01/17

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We expect our managers to give us direction for our projects.

When you invite an employee to speak about the project, you make it known that you are someone willing to listen. That, of course, is just for starters. Savvy managers can take it a step further by employing a three-step methodology.

  1. Comment. Ask your employees to tell you in their own words what the project is all about.
  2. Contribute. Invite your employees to tell you what changes they would make to the project.
  3. Collaborate. Challenge them to collaborate with you. If the project is to be successful it will need to involve the contributions of everyone.

Direction is essential, but so, too, is the ability to add your own ideas in order to make the project better.

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John Baldoni is an internationally recognized leadership educator and executive coach. In 2017, Trust Across America named him a Top Thought Leader in Trust for the fourth consecutive year. Global Gurus ranked John No. 22 on its list of top 30 global experts, a list he has been on since 2007. In 2014, Inc.com named John to its list of top 50 leadership experts. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including his newest, “MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership.”

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