Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey

Winer, Michael Barry

ISBN 10: 0940069032 / ISBN 13: 9780940069039

Published by Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining...

Publisher: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

This is your complete guide to putting together a collaboration that gets results! You'll see how to get a collaboration going, define the results you're after, determine everyone's roles, create an action plan, and evaluate the results. Includes a case study, worksheets, and special sidebars with helpful tips such as what to do at your first meeting.

From the Publisher:

Work together...and get greater results! Here's how to overcome obstacles to create a successful collaboration! Whether you're working on homelessness or building a rural farm cooperative, the Collaboration Handbook tells you what to expect and how to meet challenges in a way that strengthens your group and the results you're after. You'll learn how (and why) to:

* Find and attract the right people

* Build trust among diverse groups

* Change conflict into cooperation

* Select the best structure for your collaboration

* Keep people involved, enthusiastic, and motivated

* Energize your supporters with a powerful collaborative vision * Deepen the roots of collaboration for lasting success Practical, interactive tools keep your collaboration on track This unique handbook shows you:

* How to know if collaboration is the best way to

accomplish your goals

* How to get started and keep up the momentum

* Whether your collaboration has the necessary ingredients to succeed

* How to manage the four stages of collaboration * When it makes sense to test the waters with a pilot project Plus, you also get:

* A case study following one collaboration from start to finish

* Sixteen worksheets to help you solve problems, plan successful strategies, and document your progress

* Special sidebars with helpful tips such as what to do at your first meeting, and how mandated collaborations can succeed * And much more!