Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

Course: Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice | BusinessBalls: Leadership, Compliance, Soft Skills Training

• • Introduction
  • ‘the action of working with someone to produce something.’ – Oxford English Dictionary

    
    

    ‘Cooperative arrangement in which two or more parties (which may or may not have any previous relationship) work jointly towards a common goal.’ – Online Business Dictionary

    
    

    Though a lot can be achieved as an individual, the greatest results are observed when individuals, teams and departments seek to collaborate on both their projects and their ways of working. In this ever-shrinking and increasingly globalised world economy, organisations themselves are progressively turning to developing collaborative relationships with others in order to achieve greater shared results.

    Whilst they come with some obvious benefits, these collaborative relationships can also come with risks and their own various challenges. This can be particularly evident when the relationships are across greater social or physical distances; for example, between contrasting organisational cultures, working practices, or values.

     

    ‘Knowledge management: Effective methods of transferring ‘know-how’ among individuals, therefore critical to creating and sustaining a competitive advantage.’ – OBD

     

    When we are discussing collaboration in a working environment, we generally refer to the practice of knowledge management (definition above) – though many not-for-profit or public sector organisations do not strictly work for a competitive advantage. This knowledge management process relies on a number of aspects or relationship building, such as trust, in order to create value for both parties.

     In the following lessons, we will discuss these values, key skills and tools, and any barriers which need to be overcome.

  • Effective Collaboration
  • Explore the necessary factors needed to ensure effective collaboration.

    • Select activity Reasons for Collaboration

      

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      Reasons for Collaboration

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      CPD: 4mins
    • Select activity Ensuring Effective Collaboration

      

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      Ensuring Effective Collaboration

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      CPD: 27mins
    • Select activity Barriers to Cooperation

      

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      Barriers to Cooperation

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    • Select activity Creating an Environment of Trust and Respect

      

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      Creating an Environment of Trust and Respect

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    • Select activity Introduction to Psychological Safety

      

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      Introduction to Psychological Safety

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  • Collaborative Techniques
  • This section discusses common theories and models surrounding interactions and collaboration. 
    

    • Select activity Transactional Analysis - Eric Berne

      

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      Transactional Analysis - Eric Berne

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    • Select activity The Psychological Contract

      

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      The Psychological Contract

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  • External Collaboration
  • • Select activity Inter-Organisational Collaboration

      

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      Inter-Organisational Collaboration

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    • Select activity Cost-Benefit Analyses

      

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      Cost-Benefit Analyses

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  • Sharing Best Practice (Premium Members Only)
  • • Select activity Identifying and Sharing Best Practice

      

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      Identifying and Sharing Best Practice

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  • Quiz, Certificate and Accreditation
  • • Select activity Test your Knowledge on Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

      

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      Test your Knowledge on Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

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      • The activity Reasons for Collaboration is marked complete
      • The activity Ensuring Effective Collaboration is marked complete
      • The activity Creating an Environment of Trust and Respect is marked complete
      • The activity Barriers to Cooperation is marked complete
      • The activity Inter-Organisational Collaboration is marked complete
      • The activity Cost-Benefit Analyses is marked complete
      • The activity Identifying and Sharing Best Practice is marked complete

      CPD: 30mins
    • Select activity Certificate: Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

      

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      Certificate: Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

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    • Select activity Takeaway Task – Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

      

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      Takeaway Task – Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

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    • Select activity Forum: Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

      

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      Forum: Collaboration and Sharing Best Practice

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    • Select activity Get Accredited

      

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      Get Accredited

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