Collaborating in a Complex Environment

Whether you are in an administrative or an academic role, work in a research lab, or in facilities and operations, collaboration is one of the most important skills you bring to the workplace. It is at the core of high functioning teams, interdisciplinary collaborations, cross-functional work and service excellence. Effective collaboration lies at the heart of our ability to reach our individual and organizational goals. Collaboration, though, can be quite challenging at times. Different perceptions of what it means to collaborate and how to get there, misaligned goals, ambiguity about roles and responsibilities, and challenging collaborative partners can easily derail our best efforts. 

This interactive workshop will help you be a more effective collaborative. In this session you will explore the components of collaborative success and be introduced to practical tools, processes, and techniques that support effective collaboration. Finally, you have the opportunity to practice using the tools and techniques in the session before taking them back to your day to day work reality.

Learning Outcomes: 

• Define collaboration and explain four key components of successful collaboration
• Describe characteristics of successful collaborators and the stages of successful collaboration
• Identify tools for effective collaboration
• Outline the process for giving positive and constructive feedback and practice using the process 
• Apply the tools and techniques for effective collaboration in a case study scenario

Registration opens two months prior to the session start date.

We are so glad you are interested in our Organizational Development’s learning curriculum! Please note, our training sessions are oversubscribed. If you are unable to attend a session for which you’ve registered, please cancel your registration as soon as possible to open up a space for a colleague.