Empowered Collaboration

Collaboration has been listed as one of the top ten leadership capabilities for many years and this trend seems set to continue into the AI-enabled future. The Empowered Collaboration program attends to the “I”, the “we” and the “whole” of effective collaboration.

  • Collaboration is often conflated with teamwork, leaving leaders and their teams ill equipped to navigate the different dynamics when there isn’t the level of control that comes with a unified team. This can lead to disempowerment as leaders cling to outdated expectations and approaches, hoping others will adapt instead of recognising the need to adjust their own mindset and interpersonal strategies.

  • The Empowered Collaboration program equips Leaders and their teams to have purposeful, confident, and effective conversations with internal and external collaboration stakeholders. Drawing on insights from masters of complex collaboration and leveraging neuroscience and practical frameworks, this program empowers leaders and their professional teams to expand their perspective and take full responsibility for their role in challenging collaboration scenarios.

  • More than just capability enhancement, this program fosters a cultural shift and is tailored to each organisation or team's unique context and size. By integrating the wisdom of collaboration experts with the collective experiences of participants, the program encourages stronger connections and shared learning. Many participants highlight this working group aspect as a key feature of the program, finding it invaluable for tackling current collaboration projects and engaging with stakeholders effectively.

How it’s delivered

The Empowered Collaboration program consists of a series of highly interactive workshops that address both the “why” and the “how” of effective collaboration, applying these principles directly to participants’ active projects and real-world contexts.

These workshops emphasise mindset and interpersonal skills development, grounded in neuroscience and practical frameworks from the following key fields of expertise:

  • Stretch Collaboration

  • Conversational Intelligence®

  • Conscious Self Leadership

  • Systemic Awareness

Through this integrative approach, participants gain a deeper understanding of effective collaboration techniques and enhance their ability to lead with awareness and adaptability.

“More than a call to arms for people to collaborate, it was a program that gave the skills and licence to give over some of their control in outcomes so they could collaborate.  Naomi worked to draw out the soft skills necessary for a good collaborator, particularly listening and being open to ideas and viewpoints.”

– Divisional CEO

Perspectives

Stretch Collaboration - It's A Choice. But There Is No Point If You're Addicted to Being Right.

Adam Kahane's book "Collaborating with the Enemy – How to Work with People You Don't Agree with or Like or Trust" has a title that seems to elicit a "tell me more" response whenever I mention it to people.

Relationship Over Task: A Central Pillar for Effective Collaboration

The business and social case for active collaboration is well researched and widely accepted, but reality often falls short of the aspiration to leverage multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed talent to achieve innovative business strategies.

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