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Let’s Stop Confusing Cooperation and Teamwork with Collaboration

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Often the words collaboration, coordination, and cooperation are used to describe effective teamwork. Coordination and cooperation is essential for effective and efficient work accomplishment, and some research supports the notion that some face-to-face time makes a big difference. It is about teamwork in implementation.

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Sports Teams Are NOT Work Teams

Mike Cardus

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. Are you a sports fan? Plus the whole idea of Fandom freaks me out.

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What Makes a High-Performance Leader?

Great Leadership By Dan

The reason they do this is high-performance leaders understand that their number one goal is to create more high-performance leaders so they can move up to their next position and create more value. I have grown up around high-performance sport. High-performance in the context of sport covers a process that goes like this.

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5 Tips for Teaching Children Cooperation

Ron Edmondson

I wanted us to enjoy the day together as a family and I knew if I told them in advance what I planned for us to do and how we would do it, there would have been no cooperation on their part. Are there days we simply wish they would cooperate, because we know in advance that if they will, everything will be so much better?

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Connection: We Feel Good When We Feel Connected (Shelley Row)

Let's Grow Leaders

Additionally, recent research shows that for those with whom we feel connected, we demonstrate more empathy, trust, and cooperation. Would it help productivity in your office if people were more cooperative? The gruffest colleague may soften when connecting about kids, sports, or a shared hobby. You know the answer.

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4 Key Strategies for Becoming a More Powerful and Trusted Leader

Lead Change Blog

A reassuring touch on the shoulder or warm embrace causes the release of oxytocin in the brain, a neurochemical that promotes trust, cooperation, and sharing, and also lowers blood pressure and fights the negative effects of the stress-inducing hormone cortisol.

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Chip Shots – The Power of Interdisciplinary Efforts

Lead Change Blog

David Dye – In my experience, the key to effective interdisciplinary efforts, cross-departmental cooperation, and breaking down silos is a clear focus on one organizational priority. Susan Mazza – Interdisciplinary efforts only work well when there is a clear and compelling goal the participants share.

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