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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. She studies team composition.

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs. As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. Clarify Roles.

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Collaborating for New Solutions To Persistent Societal Challenges

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Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. Sponsorships are the model that we’re all most familiar with.

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

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Salesforce.org Partners and Staff collaborating at our last in-person Partner Summit in 2019. OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. And while collaboration through content sharing is at the heart, there is much more networking, collaboration, and fun on the schedule!

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Build a Digital Ecology–Promote IT Collaboration Across Your Organization

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It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently. To become a digital business everyone in the organization must use their IT tools to collaborate. These roles need not be filled by the management team.