Comments on: A culture for collaboration http://specht.com.au/michael/2005/10/16/a-culture-for-collaboration/ A blog from Australia looking at technology, enterprise 2.0, management, Human Resources (HR) and recruitment. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:50:30 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nancy White http://specht.com.au/michael/2005/10/16/a-culture-for-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Nancy White Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:24:54 +0000 http://www.specht.com.au/michael/2005/10/16/a-culture-for-collaboration/#comment-1067 Intention is emerging as a key practice. BINGO! Intention is emerging as a key practice. BINGO!

]]> By: Michael Specht http://specht.com.au/michael/2005/10/16/a-culture-for-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Michael Specht Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:31:11 +0000 http://www.specht.com.au/michael/2005/10/16/a-culture-for-collaboration/#comment-1058 So true, it is not the tool it is what you do with it. My wife and I spend about an hour talking this through further she has a series of changes that she needs to bring into her workplace and needing to make sure the culture from the board down matches the desired outcomes. This as you say requires a series of smaller changes. One of the best tips for culture change I have ever been given as "to do 100 small things every day with intend and purpose". So true, it is not the tool it is what you do with it. My wife and I spend about an hour talking this through further she has a series of changes that she needs to bring into her workplace and needing to make sure the culture from the board down matches the desired outcomes. This as you say requires a series of smaller changes. One of the best tips for culture change I have ever been given as “to do 100 small things every day with intend and purpose”.

]]> By: Nancy White http://specht.com.au/michael/2005/10/16/a-culture-for-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Nancy White Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:43:44 +0000 http://www.specht.com.au/michael/2005/10/16/a-culture-for-collaboration/#comment-1057 Michael, I have been thinking a lot lately about "what it all comes down to." I think corporate culture is a big part of it, but I think it goes beyond the boundary of the organization. First, a lot of the collaboration and cooperation needed today crosses organizational boundaries. It crosses professional boundaries. It crosses national and cultural boundaries. When you think of it, it is a pretty huge "ask" to look at a team and say "collaborate." We are asking for a fundamental SERIES of shifts. When we look at this way, it is much easier to see why tools are not the panacea. They are just tools to help us as we struggle with the much larger issues of how do we work with people who may be fundamentally different from us. In any sense of the word. And succeed! Michael, I have been thinking a lot lately about “what it all comes down to.” I think corporate culture is a big part of it, but I think it goes beyond the boundary of the organization.

First, a lot of the collaboration and cooperation needed today crosses organizational boundaries. It crosses professional boundaries. It crosses national and cultural boundaries.

When you think of it, it is a pretty huge “ask” to look at a team and say “collaborate.” We are asking for a fundamental SERIES of shifts. When we look at this way, it is much easier to see why tools are not the panacea. They are just tools to help us as we struggle with the much larger issues of how do we work with people who may be fundamentally different from us. In any sense of the word. And succeed!

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