Spotlight on Collaboration: Is Your Leadership Style Hampering the Process?
We have all sat through “brainstorms” where the manager stands at the front with a whiteboard marker in hand and dictates his/her ideas to the rest of the group, who, after trying to speak up in previous “brainstorms”, defeatedly writes down the “group’s” brilliant idea.
So many organizations are moving toward a more collaborative workplace, however unless it is really embraced by leadership and engrained into the culture, it can actually have a negative effect on day-to-day operations and ideation. Collaboration is more than just a business strategy, it is a change in attitude, and it can be very rewarding on a professional development level for your entire team, whether you have a small business of 2 or a large organization.
The infographic below looks at my 3P’s of Collaboration to consider when introducing it into the workplace.