#Teams 365 #27 - Collaboration Skills

This past week we have spent a lot of time looking at collaboration. Some of the skills which underpin successful collaboration, and can be enhanced at the individual and team levels include skill development in the areas of:

• Communication - including listening, verbal and non-verbal communication, asking powerful questions
• Decision making
• Relationship building
• The skill of influence
• Emotional Intelligence - self-management and relationship management
  
  
  Collaboration requires that we work across differences. Leaders and team members can benefit from exploring their own unique styles, as well as developing a better understanding of their understanding of others, and how they may need to adapt in working more collaboratively. We will be turning our attention to styles in coming days.

Have a great start to your week.

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, PCC, CPT
Potentials Realized - Leadership and Team Development, Coaching, Retreats
Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
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