Collaboration

Course Overview

This 1-day instructor-led course highlights the advantages of collaboration, which are essential in today’s business world. This course teaches students how to work together to produce a shared goal or result and influence organizational growth. After this course, students will learn what collaboration entails, what a collaborative environment looks like, gain an understanding of the advantages and obstacles, and how to develop strategies to improve a collaborative work environment. At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the definition of Collaboration
• Distinguish collaborative qualities individuals often possess
• Know and understand what it takes to work collaboratively with your colleagues
• Discover the difference between collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork
• Know what a collaborative environment looks like
• Know the six steps to make collaboration work
• Understand the advantages of collaboration
• Be aware of obstacles of collaboration
• Develop strategies to improve a collaborative work environment
• Share tips for employers to reward collaboration
• Understand how technology affects collaboration

Schedule

Course Outline

Module One: Course Overview

• Setting the Stage
• Agenda Review
• Learning Objectives
• Action Plans and Evaluations

Module Two: Being Collaborative

• What is Collaboration?
• Qualities of Collaboration

Module Three: Elements of Successful Collaboration

• Elements of Collaboration
• Five Elements of Successful Collaboration
• Collaboration, Teamwork, Cooperation: What’s the difference?
• How to Make Collaboration Work? Six Predictable Stages

Module Four: Benefits of Collaboration

• The Advantages of Collaboration
• A Collaborative Workplace
• Cooperative Culture of Collaboration
• Features to help create a Collaborative Workplace

Module Five: Common Obstacles

• Five Arguments against Collaboration
• Tips to Overcome Collaborative Obstacles
• Rewarding Team Collaboration

Module Six: Technology and Collaboration

• Implementing Technology to Facilitate Collaboration