Collaboration Begins with You Quotes

“A clear purpose will unite you as you move forward, values will guide your behavior, and goals will focus your energy.”
― Kenneth H. Blanchard, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“When people don't know what’s going on, it’s human nature for them to imagine a version that’s ten times worse than the truth!”
― Kenneth H. Blanchard, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Some of the greatest advances happen when people are bold enough to speak their truth and listen to others speak theirs.”
― Kenneth H. Blanchard, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“You won't benefit from diverse perspectives if you aren't open to utilizing differences.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“As a leader, it's your job to get everyone to share what they know.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Once leaders embrace the role of coach, they realize the weight of leadership is now balanced between themselves and their direct reports.”
― Kenneth H. Blanchard, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“In order for collaboration to take place, managers must give up their silos and their perceptions of power.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Leaders empower individuals by building trust and coaching competence in their job roles and networking skills.”
― Kenneth H. Blanchard, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“As a collaborative leader, you support people in their work—you remove roadblocks and help them win.”
― Kenneth H. Blanchard, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“When people feel trusted, they'll begin to understand they are contributors--and you'll get great ideas and happy people.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“People need to feel safe to be who they are—to speak up when they have an idea, or to speak out when they feel something isn't right.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“When your heart is right, you want to bring out the best in others.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“The key to handling conflict is to make sure people understand it's okay to have an opposing view.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“The natural result of utilizing different perspectives is that people are more engaged because they feel their opinions are important.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“It's hard for managers to consider different perspectives if they never ask people what they think.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Sometimes the best way to get other people to give up their egos is for you to give up yours first.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Train leaders in behaviors that promote trust and respect. Bust existing silos and focus on what’s best for the project.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Perceive conflict as positive, creative, and issue driven. Don't allow personal attacks.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Conflict can be healthy within a collaborative group, as long as everyone sticks to the issues and things don't get personal.”
― Eunice Parisi-Carew, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Collaboration is an inside-out mindset. It has to start on the inside, with the Heart.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Genuine collaboration is an environment that promotes communication, learning, maximum contribution, and innovation.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Collaboration begins with focusing on the collective good rather than personal gain.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Collaboration requires focusing on everything from vision and values to how individuals can feel they are making a real contribution.”
― Jane Ripley, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster

“Disagreement can actually be healthy as long as we’re dealing with conflicting ideas, not conflicting people.”
― Kenneth H. Blanchard, Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster