{"id":2639,"date":"2015-04-22T09:46:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2639"},"modified":"2015-04-22T09:46:46","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:46:46","slug":"collaborate-whats-in-it-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2639","title":{"rendered":"Collaborate? What&#8217;s in it for ME?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1005\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1005\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/TAATAW_LOGO_H_color-tagline-300x122.jpg\" alt=\"TAA_R2_EDIT-CS3\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Collaboration fosters\u00a0better decision-making, and by working together, groups\u00a0can achieve extraordinary outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>On a personal level, collaboration:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improves communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Stimulates critical thinking<\/li>\n<li>Enhances self esteem<\/li>\n<li>Builds confidence<\/li>\n<li>Motivates individuals to take risks<\/li>\n<li>Builds self-control<\/li>\n<li>Allows for evaluation of personal values and goals<\/li>\n<li>Builds empathy<\/li>\n<li>Teaches to listen with respect<\/li>\n<li>Develops conflict resolution skills<\/li>\n<li>Shifts the focus from the &#8220;short term&#8221; to the &#8220;long term&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>As a group, collaboration:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increases productivity<\/li>\n<li>Speeds up decision-making<\/li>\n<li>Encourages creativity<\/li>\n<li>Simplifies workflows<\/li>\n<li>Pools skills and resources<\/li>\n<li>Fosters diversity<\/li>\n<li>Increases profitability<\/li>\n<li>Brings balance to decision-making<\/li>\n<li>Encourages win\/win situations<\/li>\n<li>And most importantly, builds trust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>High trust organizations embrace collaboration which leads to high productivity and profitability.<\/p>\n<p>The next time someone asks you to collaborate, perhaps your first response won&#8217;t be\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s in it for me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #444444;\">Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong><span style=\"color: #444444;\">\u00a0is the Executive Director of\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #4f81d8;\" href=\"http:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/index.shtml\">Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a><span style=\"color: #444444;\">\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust, and runs the world&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/cgi-bin\/alliance.cgi\">largest membership program<\/a>\u00a0for those interested in the subject. She\u00a0is also the editor of the award winning\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #4f81d8;\" href=\"http:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/order.shtml\">TRUST INC.<\/a><span style=\"color: #444444;\">\u00a0book series and the Executive Editor of\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #4f81d8;\" href=\"http:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/magazine.shtml\">TRUST! Magazine<\/a><span style=\"color: #444444;\">. In 2012 Barbara was named \u201cOne of 25 Women Changing the World\u201d by Good Business International.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Our annual poster,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/poster.shtml\">52 Weeks of Activities to Increase Organizational Trust<\/a>\u00a0is available\u00a0to those who would like to support our work by making a small donation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">The Spring issue of TRUST! Magazine, celebrating trustworthy organizations, \u00a0is now available. It&#8217;s free by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/magazine.shtml\">signing up at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2671\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2671\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2671\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04-15-Trust-Magazine-cover-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"04-15 Trust Magazine-cover\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04-15-Trust-Magazine-cover-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/04-15-Trust-Magazine-cover-805x1024.jpg 805w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2015, Next Decade, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-best-social-bookmark\"><ul class=\"socials\"><li class=\"oknotizie\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oknotizie.virgilio.it\/post.html.php?url=https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2639&title=Collaborate? 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