clever collaborations

ELITE : SIX Think Tank meetings are discussed over ZOOM with our members every Friday at 9:30am.

Facilitated by DANNY : DE HEK meetings are recorded for our Podcast, we’ve been doing this since COVID-19 if you’re interested in joining in with us check out our Website at dehek.com

EXPERIENCES

• Deal the number one but work with number two
• For collaboration to work it needs to be a win win for each of the partners.
• Finding the good synergy... good communication & being on the same path for the same final goal.
• Good collaboration is built on trust
• Collaborate with people with the same morals & integrity.
• Clear outcomes with time boundaries

PROBLEMS

• You have to work on collaboration to make it work
• It really depends on the extent or the complexity of the collaboration
• It's like delegation - you have to check that what you expect is actually happening

SOLUTIONS

• Intellectual Property ownership needs to be cleared up
• Research their background and dig up their strengths and weaknesses.
• Have defined leadership and role definition
• Discuss & document memorandum of understanding.
• Clear leadership
• Regularly recap & monitor program & progress in associations with expectations.
• Have a great COACH, Captain & team.
• Mutual respect and flexibility
• Define goals & targets

TAKES AWAY

• Great Collaboration Needs Clear Expected Outcomes And Defined Leade
• Be clear on what your expected return on investment will be from your collaborators.

QUESTION FOR GROUP

• Does Collaboration Add Or Give You Time? Or Does It Depend On The Activity.?
• Is ELITE : SIX a business in its own right - not as just Danny’s networking company but as a focused competent collaborative group of consultants?

NEXT WEEKS TOPIC

• How to Negotiate

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