Break Through to Yes: Unlocking the Possible Within a Culture of Collaboration

The traditional hierarchy of business leadership is being proven more and more each year to be unsustainable.

In an economy where innovation is king, companies find it much more difficult to create competitive advantage when ideas, solutions, and strategies flow from the top down. In Break Through to Yes, Dave Savage offers ten steps to heading a company in the right direction.

• Set Intentions - Declare your honest purpose
• Be Aware - Engage others with an open heart
• Embrace Conflict - Seek out those who speak out
• Seek Diversity - Bring in many perspectives
• Design the Collaboration - Imagine success and create the right container
• Come Together - Engage with respect and trust
• Listen Deeply - Realize what wants to be heard but is not spoken
• Collaborate with Vision - Tap into the collective wisdom
• Lead with purpose and accountability
• Make it So - Positively change the energy and the future together

Since 2007, after a successful 32 year career as a leader in the Canadian petroleum industry, David B. Savage has focused on engaging and developing collaborative leaders. He is the founder and President of Savage Management Ltd., Think Sustain Ability Consultants, and The Collaborative Global Initiative, each of which assist businesses and leaders that are committed to actively developing their people and their objectives by positive leadership, collaboration, stakeholder engagement and conflict management. His co-shared book, Ready Aim Excel, is an international business best seller on Amazon.