Quotes about Collaboration

Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.

Each party should gain from the negotiation.

In business for yourself, not by yourself.

Judgmental, prophetic lone rangers do not last.

Any conversation with more than three people is typically a conversation with too many people.

The technology is here; it's never been easier to communicate and collaborate with people anywhere, any time. But that still leaves a fundamental people problem. The missing upgrade is for the human mind.

Following group chat at work is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda. It's completely exhausting.

To successfully work with other people, you have to trust each other. A big part of this is trusting people to get their work done wherever they are, without supervision."‡

Today you can work from home or collaborate with people you've never met who live thousands of miles away. It's time to rework work.

Ironically, you'll probably get far more done when only half of your workday overlaps with the rest of your team. Instead of spending the entire day dealing with Urgent!!! emails and disruptive phone calls, you'll have the entire start (or end) of the day to yourself.

Most fears that have to do with people working remotely stem from a lack of trust.

Release yourself from the 9am-to-5pm mentality. It might take a bit of time and practice to get the hang of working asynchronously with your team, but soon you'll see that it's the work—not the clock—that matters.