Quotes About Collaboration

Lydea found Mag's knowledge astonishing, and had gotten into the habit of taking lessons with the prince. They helped each other study, sometimes with the aid of puppets.

Among all of us there was a leadership philosophy expressed to the entire organization: If there is a problem and you tell me, it's our problem. If there is a problem and you don't tell me, it's your problem—and you don't want to have a problem!

On the last Saturday of every month, Rwanda goes to work for itself: clearing land, building classrooms, making roads. On these national days of community work, known as umuganda, most shops and businesses are closed. Umuganda is a national priority, and everyone is expected to participate.

When information doesn't flow, bureaucracy builds and departments become siloed. Stagnation is the inevitable result.

make sure information is shared broadly and problems are uncovered and thoroughly discussed.

that can lead to a better place for all involved. And it allows everybody to feel that they were involved in shaping the outcome.

In twenty-five years," he asserted, "I have never attended a meeting where there were more people listening than talking.

there are plenty of people willing to share their side of the story

Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.

You may work for or own a company. Company is derived from an old French word meaning companion; and companion is literally com, with, and panis, bread. Your companion is one with whom you have bread. A company is really an association of people who are trying to make their bread together.

Em seu livro Getting Through to People (Comunicando-se com as pessoas), o Dr. Gerald S. Nirenberg afirmou: "Obtemos a cooperação

When we have a brilliant idea, instead of making others think it is ours, why not let them cook and stir the idea themselves. They will then regard it as their own; they will like it and maybe eat a couple of helpings of it.

What applies to professionals applies doubly to workers in offices, shops and factories and our families and friends.

Welcome the disagreement. Remember the slogan, "When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary." If there is some point you haven't thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention.

PRINCIPLE 4 Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.

Anderson did not state what she wanted, but wrote in the letter how she could help them, and focused on their wants, not her own.

Talking in terms of the other person's interests pays off for both parties.

How willing were they to share it?

Giving away credit is a magical multiplier

So why is credit stolen far more often than shared?

There is no limit to what a man can do, or where he can go, if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.

Lincoln did go to see Stanton. Stanton convinced him that the order was wrong, and Lincoln withdrew it. Lincoln welcomed criticism when he knew it was sincere, founded on knowledge, and given in a spirit of helpfulness.

Acepte el desacuerdo. Recuerde el eslogan: "Cuando dos socios siempre están de acuerdo, uno de ellos no es necesario". Si hay algo que se le ha pasado por alto, agradezca a quien se lo recuerde. Quizá este desacuerdo es su oportunidad de corregirse antes de cometer un grave error.

there is little you can't accomplish in collaboration with others.