title: Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 2nd Edition: A Review of Research Literature on Factors Influencing Successful Collaboration
author: Paul W. Mattessich
description: Essential reading for anyone interested in collaboration. A well done summary of what the latest research says! -- <i>Sharon Kagan, Senior Associate, The Bush Center for Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University</i><br /><br />The list of factors will be very useful. -- <i>Terry Donovan, Senior Project Manager, Anoka County Human Services, Anoka, MN</i><br /><br />This book should be required reading for anyone committed to collaborative efforts. -- <i>Jane Asche, Vice President and Director of Membership Services, The National Association of Partners in Education, Inc.</i><br /><br />This is very helpful to me, especially to have a structure to shape our mission for the future. -- <i>Barbara Stone, Health Care for the Homeless Project in Ramsey County</i><br /><br />Essential reading for anyone interested in collaboration. A well done summary of what the latest research says! -- <i>Sharon Kagan, Senior Associate, The Bush Center for Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University</i><br /><br />The list of factors will be very useful. -- <i>Terry Donovan, Senior Project Manager, Anoka County Human Services, Anoka, MN</i><br /><br />This book should be required reading for anyone committed to collaborative efforts. -- <i>Jane Asche, Vice President and Director of Membership Services, The National Association of Partners in Education, Inc.</i><br /><br />This is very helpful to me, especially to have a structure to shape our mission for the future. -- <i>Barbara Stone, Health Care for the Homeless Project in Ramsey County</i>
zlib_text: Collaboration Skills 
  in the Workplace 
  Presented by Beth Bednar 
  
  Collaboration 
  in Practice 
  •  It’s not a simple 
  assignment that you 
  can delegate. 
  •  It’s the processes, 
  behaviors, and 
  conversations that aim 
  to increase success. 
  
  Definition 
  Webster’s 
  •  Work together 
  •  To cooperate with 
  an enemy invader 
  in the 
  workplace 
  Building relationships 
  that foster improved 
  cooperation and 
  understanding 
  
  The better our relationships with our 
  coworkers, the better results we have. 
  Cooperation 
  Satisfaction 
  Productivity 
  Understanding 
  Stress 
  
  Collaboration Challenges 
  •  American workers 
  represent 4–5 
  generations. 
  •  When there are 
  changes in the 
  team dynamic  
  
  What Leads to Collaboration? 
  •  We build relationships and 
  create mutually beneficial 
  situations on purpose.  
  •  Human beings are designed 
  to be interdependent. 
  •  Great relationships happen 
  when we work to foster 
  communication skills. 
  
  1. Determine appropriate 
  approaches to different situations. 
  2