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Collaborate and Commit

Learn how to collaborate and commit effectively to achieve successful teamwork. Explore the different levels of commitment and discover strategies to stop free riders. Get inspired by quotes and practical tips for fostering collaboration and innovation in your team.

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Collaborate and Commit

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  1. Collaborate and Commit Rick A. Morris, PMP, OPM3, MCITP rmorris@rsquaredconsulting.com

  2. Collaborate • to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work 2. to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying one's country

  3. Collaborate ‘There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.’ -Edith Wharton ‘Collaboration equals innovation.’ -Michael Dell

  4. 5 Tips for Collaboration • Designate a Point Person • Consensus, Not Unanimous • Compromise Promotes Ownership • Share Canvases Carte Blanche • Open Air Policy

  5. Commit 1. to give in trust or charge; consign. 2. to consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory. 3. to pledge (oneself) to a position on an issue or question; express (one's intention, feeling, etc.)

  6. The Three Rings of Commitment • The Inner RingThis is where the leaders and most committed group members reside.This is also referred to as the Core Team where the members are "accountable for direct task output". • The Middle RingThis is where the normal active team members reside. This is also called this the Extended Team where there is not necessarily daily involvement from the members. • The Outer RingThis is where the team members who make occasional input reside. This is also known as the Ancilliary Team whose role include adhoc expertise, reviewing and approving work.

  7. Using the 3 Rings • The three rings of groups make it very easy to discuss with team members, in simple terms, where everyone sits in terms of their commitment to the team. • It also works very well with collaborative business networks where team commitment is often the number one problem. • For each ring of the group you just have to agree with its members: • Types of communication • Reply and response times • Hours per week • Involvement etc

  8. Free Riders • One of the biggest problems in virtual teams is freeriding(aka freeloading or loafing) where certain team members do not pull their weight. • This is a particular issue for virtual teams, virtual networks and virtual communities as research shows it is easier to break a (virtual) commitment to someone you rarely meet than a (physical) commitment to someone you see all the time. (That’s why the telephone seems to be the preferred communication channel for people who wish to conceal or embellish the truth.) (Adapted from Ken Thompson)

  9. 5 Tips to Stop Free Riders • Make sure you have a real relationship with your team members. This is easier to do this if you can physically meet the other members of your team. However it is not impossible to have a real relationship with someone you have never met – it's just a bit harder. • Develop a set of team ground rules Ground Rules define what constitutes freeriding and what the sanctions should be when its spotted. This can be addressed initially in a fun way such as 'Freeloader of the Month' awards.

  10. 5 Tips to Stop Free Riders • Only make important commitments. Make sure that each commitment is actually important to the person making it and the person asking for it. The commitments which are most likely to be broken are the ones that seem like ‘nice-to-haves’ – it is better to have short must-do commitment lists rather than long wish lists. • Have a Transparency & Reputation System. Some of the best self-managed teams today are OSS (Open Source Software) Teams where there is no command and control structure. Things get done here mostly because of the individual team members desire to manage and enhance their reputations with their community peers. ‘Name and shame’ via a commitment register showing the live status of all commitments, which all team members can see, is one way to do this.

  11. 5 Tips to Stop Free Riders • Have a reminder system. Even if people sincerely intend to deliver their commitments in busy teams they can easily forget. Put in place simple reminder systems (avoiding a command and control style) to help team members remember their commitments in advance of their due dates.

  12. I will start tomorrow……

  13. No Day But Today There's Only UsThere's Only ThisForget RegretOr Life Is Yours To MissNo Other RoadNo Other WayNo Day But Today -Jonathan Larson

  14. What If I?

  15. What If?

  16. Collaborate and Commit • One Question…..One Answer • What if we? • No Day But Today!

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