Quotes About Collaboration

what size and complexity do … is to multiply the opportunities for citizen involvement and action.

Recall that improv is about accomplishing a shared goal. This requires flow, working together, and accepting what other people bring to the table regardless of what it is. That's the essence of "Yes, AND…" and the opposite of "Yes, BUT…

However, if you use the phrase, "Yes, BUT…", you immediately come off as combative. You come off as if you're arguing with them or you are trying to correct them. This turns the conversation into a power struggle. Instead of an ally, you come off as an adversary obviously trying to take control of the agenda.

Two monologues do not make a dialogue." - Jeff Daly

In response to someone else's suggestion, thought, or topic, always say "Yes, AND…" which means that you drop your train of thought, adopt theirs, and add something to keep the conversation flowing.

Improv comedy above all else teaches flow, and the ability to make something out of nothing – both of those things in pursuit of a common shared goal of a lasting interaction and deep connection with the people involved.

If you want to become a better conversationalist, always understand that you're not engaged in a debate. There is no right or wrong answer. What you're shooting for is to establish an atmosphere of likeability and collaboration. You want the person listening to you and talking to you to like you. That is your end goal, and that's difficult when you are constantly debating, arguing, selling them, or trying to change their minds.

Rule of Improv Comedy: Never lead with "No." because it disregards the direction that someone wants to go and makes it more difficult to work towards a common, shared goal.

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board.

Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.

If people don't weigh in, they can't buy in.

If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.

If we don't trust one another, then we aren't going to engage in open, constructive, ideological conflict.

there is no such thing as too much communication.

No one on a cohesive team can say, Well, I did my job. Our failure isn't my fault.

teamwork is not a virtue. It is a choice—and a strategic one.

Members of teams that tend to avoid conflict must occasionally assume the role of a "miner of conflict"—someone who extracts buried disagreements within the team and sheds the light of day on them. They must have the courage and confidence to call out sensitive issues and force team members to work through them. This requires a degree of objectivity during meetings and a commitment to staying with the conflict until it is resolved. Some

executives must put the needs of the higher team ahead of the needs of their departments.

Social cohesion is more efficient than coercion.

The path to significance is bigger than the individual.

We can save the world," I say, trying to smile. "You and me.

If one of us falls, we all fall.