Overcoming Obstacles to Collaboration
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
—Thomas Paine
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Collaborating takes time, commitment, and effort to overcome the many obstacles along the way and achieve the best results. Successful collaborators need the resiliency and strategic know-how to overcome those obstacles proactively to attain the desired outcomes. This chapter identifies 10 common obstacles to collaboration as follows:
- 1. Unrealistic expectations about collaboration as a process.
- 2. Difficulty scheduling meetings that will be convenient for all parties to attend.
- 3. Lack of accountability to follow through on commitments.
- 4. Incompatible and dominant personalities.
- 5. Technology tools not integrated for ...
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