Table of Contents

Part I: A Journey To Collaboration
1 A Troubling Conversation
2 A Well Timed Visitor
3 A Sensible Start
4 Utilize Differences
5 Nurture Safety and Trust
6 Involve Others in Crafting a Clear Purpose, Values, and Goals
7 A Step Backward
8 Talk Openly
9 A Bit of a Breakthrough
10 Empower Yourself and Others
11 Collaboration at Work: A Real World Example
12 Getting Things Done
13 A Turnaround--and a Plan
14 Three Months Later
Epilogue
Part II: Tools and Resources to Create Collaboration
Self Assessment: How Collaborative Do You Think You Are?
Collaboration: Best Practices
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
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About the Author

Ken Blanchard is chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies. He is the author or coauthor of more than sixty books, including The New One Minute Manager . His books have combined sales of more than 20 million copies in forty-two languages.
Jane Ripley is a cofounder of Wired Leaders (www.wiredleaders.com). She has served as a board director for three companies and was an officer in the British Army. She has spent the last five years doing research on the topic of collaboration.
Eunice Parisi-Carew is a cofounder of The Ken Blanchard Companies, where she is a senior consultant. She is the coauthor of three bestselling books- The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams, High Five!, and Leading at a Higher Level.

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