COURSE OVERVIEW:
Collaborative management can be defined as a collection of various management techniques that enlighten a sense of unity and teamwork among managers, supervisors, and the employees within a business organisation. It can be broadly seen as the act of working together as a team to accomplish a common goal within a given timeframe.
Collaborative management involves employees working together toward common objectives. Collaboration is the engine of teamwork. Collaboration is an attitude that everyone must share in order for it to work. When collaboration becomes a guiding force as an operating principle in an organisation, the whole working environment begins to shift. Decisions are based on collective experiences and knowledge. There is more ownership concerning decisions, less finger pointing, and the “blame game” disappears. Collaborative decisions typically are less risky since different perspectives and expertise are brought into the decision-making process proactively rather than reactively.
We hear a great deal about the need for employees to work more closely together in organisations today. Concepts such as teamwork and empowerment are based on the principle that the more people involved in the decision-making and problem-solving process, the better. The old adage “two heads are better than one” rings true in just about any work situation. As these theories and concepts evolve, today we hear the term collaboration as a way to achieve these same objectives. Indeed, collaboration may be the next evolution in our understanding of how to work more effectively with one another.
The activities/exercises, in this course, have been designed to help you better understand and use the concept of collaboration in your organisation. Each exercise highlights a different or specific aspect of collaboration. Use these training activities to help everyone in your organisation comprehend the potential and benefits of collaboration.
Good luck training your staff to work more collaboratively together.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to provide the following training activities to your employees to help everyone in your organisation comprehend the potential and benefits of collaboration:
- ACTIVITY 1: Understanding Collaborative Management - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 1. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 2: Thinking Collaboratively - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 2. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 3: Collaborative Collectiveness - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 3. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 4: Conventional vs. Collaborative Cultures - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 4. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- The difference between Conventional vs. Collaborative Cultures
- ACTIVITY 5: Collaborative Showstoppers - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 5. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 6: Collaborative Influencers - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 6. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 7: Opinion Leaders - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 7. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 8: Over-Approvals - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 8. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 9: Collaborative Partnering - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 9. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 10: Testing the Collaborative Waters - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 10. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 11: Ten Myths About Collaboration (and the Truth Behind Them) - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 11. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 12: “It Takes an Organisation” to Collaborate - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 12. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 13: In Search of Collaboration - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 13. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- The Seven Signs That Collaboration Might Currently Exist in Your Organisation
- ACTIVITY 14: Collaborative “Turn-offs” - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 14. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 15: The Reluctant Collaborative - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 15. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 16: Collaborative Consortiums - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 16. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
- ACTIVITY 17: Collaboration Essentials - The purpose, description, time needed, resources needed for activity 17. And how to present it and how to debrief your participants at the end of the activity.
COURSE DURATION:
The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.
COURSE DELIVERY:
Purchase and download course content.
ASSESSMENT:
A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.
CERTIFICATION:
Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.