Quotes About Collaboration

Whoever injures another injures himself because he decreases the opportunities for gain that come through co-operation and exchange.

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with the enemy.

No foreign policy-no matter how ingenious-has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none.

Relations between China and the United States need not - and should not - become a zero-sum game ... Key issues on the international front are global in nature. Consensus may prove difficult, but confronation on these issues is self-defeating.

In a business context we're talking about the ability to instill trust that the leader is sharing the hard work, understanding the difficult issues, and being honest in dealing with people so that all the team members feel they're in the same boat in good times and bad times. People have to feel that when hard actions are called for, their leader will be there to take responsibility and be prepared to sacrifice more than others to reach a satisfactory end.

being a manager' means not merely assuming a position of authority but also becoming more dependent on others

Do they function as collections of Human Resources or as communities of human beings?

If you want to understand the difference between a network and a community, ask your Facebook friends to help paint your house. Networks connect; communities care.

That decision falls to scientists, engineers, and managers—with at least the tacit approval of company officers and boards of directors. All complex technology is inseparably coupled to an equally complex team of people and systems of people who should interact with one another as smoothly and with as clear a purpose as a set of well-meshed gears.

Engineers ... are not superhuman. They make mistakes in their assumptions, in their calculations, in their conclusions. That they make mistakes is forgivable; that they catch them is imperative. Thus it is the essence of modern engineering not only to be able to check one's own work but also to have one's work checked and to be able to check the work of others.

All your strength is in your union.All your danger is in discord;Therefore be at peace henceforward,And as brothers live together.

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.

Add your light to the sum of light.

Pestsov maintained that art is one, and that it can attai its highest mainfestation only in conjunction with all kinds of art.

Things always go quicker with two working at it.

No one can attain to truth by himself. Only by laying stone on stone with the cooperation of all, by the millions of generations from our forefather Adam to our own times, is that temple reared which is to be a worthy dwelling place of the Great God,

Dr. Victor Trastek, CEO of Mayo Arizona, continually reinforces the principle of "teach, don't blame." When something goes wrong, when a mistake occurs, it should be viewed as a teachable moment, an opportunity to get better. Does constructive teaching always supplant blaming? No. However, Dr. Trastek is relentless in articulating a principle that strengthens self-confidence and self-esteem, which paves the way for true collaboration.

Greetings, I am pleased to see that we are different. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us.

Backstabbing occurs when a coworker lies low on a project and then grabs credit when it's nearing completion.

Gemini....You revere scientists and shamans alike, providing them with what they need to do their good work for the enhancement of the realm." (Rob Brezsny)

When the chosen ones arrived at the studio, they were confronted with a sign instructing them to "please check your egos at the door." They were also met by an impish Stevie Wonder, informing them that if the song wasn't up to scratch nor down in one take, he and fellow blind artist Ray Charles would be driving them all home.

Power is just using energy in a wise way to get things done. Power has been misinterpreted to mean getting my way on the backs of other people. Getting whatever I want, forgetting that there are other beings and species and energies involved.

Why are you talking to them, they're not important! Brownnose this one! He can HELP you!

There is no monument dedicated to the memory of a committee.