Practicing “Collaboration Mindfulness”
Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprang up.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
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This chapter identifies “collaboration mindfulness” as the first step to achieving successful outcomes. It defines this mental attitude as a combination of four key traits that are summarized in the acronym “COIN”: committed, open, invested, and nondefensive. In this chapter, 20 guidelines relating to “COIN” are explained that can help achieve the mental preparedness that collaborators need to manage their expectations, energy, attitude, and time proactively for optimal results.
Acquiring “Collaboration Mindfulness”
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