7:10 pm fourgroups:

20 – 40% of #performance is determined by the quality of people’s relationships http://ow.ly/2y6Hj #relational #hr #socbiz 7:10 pm RMInstitute:

7:47 pm fourgroups:

Thinking relationally is a change of #thinking @tiacarr @stevehearsum @StandardofTrust @RMInstitute #relational 7:47 pm RMInstitute:

rt @tiacarr @fourgroup, @stevehearsum. @rminstitute Isn’t it time relationship capital stood for real value? #relational 7:51 pm stevehearsum:

8:05 pm fourgroups:

@stevehearsum #relational is also hard to measure at the moment, what isn’t measured isn’t managed 8:11 pm

7:47 am fourgroups:

Does #socialmedia have a #relational perspective? 7:47 am

• Where now for collaboration? In the context of the economic downturn, and reduced budgets for OD in general, how do collaboration specialists make a strong business case for what they do?
• Measuring the impact of collaboration – ‘impact’ seems to be used often in conjunction with collaboration in the UK. But what does it mean? How easy/difficult is it to balance the impact that a business may wish to achieve with what individuals experience?
• Leadership and collaboration – to what extent is collaboration seen by management as ‘something that other people do’?
• Educating organisations in how to move to new collaborative models: what are the most effective ways of doing this?

David is the founder and Managing Director of Collaborative Strategies. He specializes in, amongst other things, online community and social network marketing & development, community management and various related fields. He is the author of 42 Rules for Successful Collaboration.

The recording can be accessed here.

Download audio file (Fit Forum Interview 11-08-2010.mp3)

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How can I join in?

The interview and Q&A will start at 4pm UK time (GMT +1hr).

The dial in number is + 1 712-432-3100 and the code is 152585. We’ll also be recording the call.

Themes to emerge during the interview include:

• The importance of taking a holistic view on collaboration , without which the chances of success are minimal.
• TCOP Model (numbers in brackets are weighting): Technology (1), Culture – OB (2), Economics (3), Politics – managements’ behaviour (4), and the addition of a fifth dimension: Space.
• Organisations typically see issues of collaboration as being all about technology.
• The benefits of collaboration – can it be measured/quantified?
• How important is trust for effective collaboration?
• The extent to which emotional and relational intelligence is necessary for effective collaboration.
• Why most organisations need a ‘Collaborative Shift’: a change in mental models to be successful, to looking at things holistically.
• The role of fit and chemistry in collaboration; and the relationship between local concept and the notion of ‘liking’.

David is the founder and Managing Director of Collaborative Strategies. He specializes in, amongst other things, online community and social network marketing & development, community management and various related fields. He is the author of 42 Rules for Successful Collaboration.

The recording can be accessed here.

Download audio file (Fit Forum Interview 19-07-2010.mp3)

Download the MP3

Following on from the interview with Collaboration Specialist Kjetil Kristensen, we are delighted to have another thought leader in this field with us shortly. David Coleman is the founder and Managing Director of Collaborative Strategies. He specializes in, amongst other things, online community and social network marketing & development, community management and various related fields. He is the author of 42 Rules for Successful Collaboration.

We hope to be able to drill deeper into the relational nature of collaboration, and the significance or otherwise of ‘fit’ in this context. We may even talk football…

How can I join in?

The interview and Q&A will start at 5pm UK time (GMT +1hr).

The dial in number is + 1 712-432-3100 and the code is 152585. We’ll also be recording the call.

The audio for our recent interview with Collaboration Specialist Kjetil Kristensen is now available. In this interview we explored the territory of fit in relation to collaborative frameworks, through the lens of Kjetil’s work as a practitioner/researcher.

Themes to emerge include:

• Collaboration from a research perspective: what is it, and how does Kjetil see this area evolving?
• Collaboration vs mutualism: similarities and differences
• The relational nature of the collaborative framework
• The role of emotional intelligence in healthy and successful collaborative relationships