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Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster Hardcover – October 12, 2015

by Ken Blanchard (Author), Jane Ripley (Author), Eunice Parisi-Carew (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition (October 12, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1626566178
  • ISBN-13: 978-1626566170
  • Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 0.7 x 8.7 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars“We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo the Possum
By Robert Morris HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on November 16, 2015
Format: Hardcover
In Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Build Common Ground, and Reap Big Results, Morten Hansen asserts, "Bad collaboration is worse than no collaboration." Why? Here are two of several reasons. First, bad collaboration never reaps "big" or even favorable results; worse yet, bad collaboration makes good collaboration even more difficult to plan and then achieve. With regard to "traps," Hansen identifies six in the first chapter and then suggests that there are three steps to disciplined collaboration. That is, the "the leadership practice of properly assessing when to collaborate (and when not to) and instilling in people both the willingness and the ability to collaborate when required." These are the three steps: (1) evaluate opportunities, and when making a decision, asking "Will we gain a great upside by collaborating?"; (2) identify barriers to collaboration, next asking "What are the barriers blocking people from collaborating well?"; and (3) tailor solutions to tear down the barriers, keeping in mind that different barriers require different solutions.

Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley, and Eunice Parisi-Carew use the business narrative (story format) to dramatize a number of key points. The details of the story are best revealed in the book, in context. These points include:

o Personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive in a culture of collaboration.
o Mutual trust and respect are essential to effective collaboration.
o There must be a shared commitment to the given objective(s) by everyone involved
o There must also be personal accountability.
o Communication and cooperation must be open and transparent if collaboration is to succeed.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsCulture Change
By William Reed on October 16, 2015
Format: Hardcover
Ken Blanchard and team knock it out of the park again with a quick reading, salient, and timely story. I wasn't familiar going into the book with the "silo" concept (my organization uses "stovepipes") but the story and challenge that the lead character faced was very familiar to my own work environments. Organizational culture is tough to create and even tougher to reshape once it has gotten off track. Collaboration Begins With You gives enough encouragement and how to that you know that you can do it but enough realism that you know it won't happen over night and it will take considerable work.

This easy read is perfect for a weekend leadership retreat. One can read and process the book in 4-5 hours and be ready to discuss and implement the principals with a leadership team ready to influence your organizations culture.

This book isn't a cookie cutter technique / guilt laden book but has enough principals to craft to your own environment.

I'd recommend this book for any leader who is working on making positive culture change and needs a jump start to make it happen.
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5.0 out of 5 starsEffective collaboration comes from an inside-out mindset.
By JaneAnderson on October 12, 2015
Format: Hardcover
After reading this book, Collaboration Begins With You: Be A Silo Buster by Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley, and Eunice Parisi-Carew, I have a new outlook on how collaboration really lives up to its definition. Told in a refreshing style that reads like a novel, this book goes straight to the heart of the topic. Using story as the vehicle, readers have the advantage of deep learning and remember what they learned because they identify with the characters as well as the subject. To simplify what collaboration really is, the authors piece together the domains of collaboration though symbols we can easily relate to - because we all have them. Heart > Head > Hands Why is this significant? Because for true collaboration to take place, it begins inside at heart level. Collaboration is an inside-out mindset.

Heart - Could it be that motives affect collaboration? Does trust enter the equation of effective collaboration? The answer. Yes, more than we might expect.

Head - How many times are we asked, "What were you thinking?" The truth is, what we think colors the landscape of our attitude. Everything we know and believe affects our attitudes. Collaboration means promoting communication, involving others, getting their input, forming values and building toward common goals together.

Hands - The symbol of actions and behaviors affect abilities to collaborate. We don't physically build up and tear down silos, but the things we do the acts we perform, either put up silos when we don't work together or tear them down when we share the work, trust each other, coach people, and use power discerningly.

This isn't a book with heavy facts, figures, and theory.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGet Busting Those Silos
By Lisa Kosak on October 12, 2015
Format: Hardcover
Collaboration is key in many areas of our lives. We see it in our gardens, neighborhoods, relationships, and our jobs. Take some time this week to take notice of how collaboration is all around us, or not. I’m guessing that many of us love the idea of collaboration, but see it lacking where we work. The concept is great in theory but tough to carry out in most organizations. There are often too many individual agendas or a focus on who contributes the most and can climb the ladder the quickest. Some companies reward these behaviors through their reward system or management style. Guess what? Collaboration begins with you! We can’t count on our employers to create collaboration; we need to step up as individuals.

I just finished the new book Collaboration Begins With You Be A Silo Buster by Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley, and Eunice Parisi-Carew. In the usual Blanchard style this book is written in a story format which makes it an easy and memorable read. This book is perfect for anyone. It’s a reminder that we all have a responsibility to create and promote a special culture of collaboration in everything we do. We can’t rely on our employers to do this. We all need to take the leap to act in order to have an impact. Individually we can bring people together with our own style to make a difference and produce results.

I love the simplistic and memorable process the authors introduce to bust silos and bring people together. It’s easy and a 3 prong approach: The heart, the head, and the hands.

· The Heart: This is who you are as a person and leader. It involves your character and intentions. It makes sense doesn’t it? You bring the inside out and impact others. We all do this every day. We show our love to our family. We nurture safety and trust.Read more ›
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