Let’s Make Collaboration Contagious

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Let’s Make Collaboration Contagious

By Lisa Bodel | Forbes Magazine | January 18, 2024

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Feeling disconnected from your colleagues, boss or employees? You’re not the only one. The rise of remote work has led to an increased sense of isolation between people at every level of the workforce.  To address the growing sense of alienation among today’s employees, the author believes it’s vital that leaders take an intentional approach to people dynamics.  Two suggestions are:

1. Bake psychological safety into your culture.  To get people comfortable sharing innovative ideas, voicing concerns and challenging each other without fear of judgment or retribution, we must establish our orgs as inclusive. Start building the trust and communication essential for collaboration with these simple changes.  Constructive criticism only (with the following questions: What’s good about this idea?  What possible benefits could result from this idea?  How could we overcome [feasibility/funding/logistical concerns]?  What’s an example of a solution that would address my key concern?) and Say “yes” more often.
2. Exchange frustrations for fulfillment.  To simplify annoying work processes while bringing people together for a common purpose, introduce monthly or quarterly hackathons and rule-killing sessions.  Try the followings:  rurn hitches into hacks and delete annoying rules.

2 key takeaways from the article

1. Feeling disconnected from your colleagues, boss or employees? You’re not the only one. The rise of remote work has led to an increased sense of isolation between people at every level of the workforce.  To address the growing sense of alienation among today’s employees, the author believes it’s vital that leaders take an intentional approach to people dynamics.  
2. Two suggestions are: One, bake psychological safety into your culture by promoting constructive feedback only and by saying ‘yes’ more often.  Two exchange frustrations for fulfillment by turning hitches into hacks and deleting annoying rules.

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Topics:  Leadership, Collaboration, Orgazniational Behavior