Collaboration

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Collaboration

• Presented by Carolyn Richardson, EdD
• For the Pediatric Pulmonary Annual Meeting, March
  2, 2007
• Crystal City, Virginia

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DEFINITION

• Collaborate to work jointly with others or
  together esp.in an intellectual endeavor to
  cooperate with or willing assist an enemy of
  ones country. (or) to cooperate with an agency
  or instrumentality with which one is not
  immediately connected.
• Websters 11 edition 2003

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3 Rs of Building Relationships

• Reciprocation
• Relationships
• Reputation
• Virtue 0f Business, Loper 2004

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EXPECTATIONS

• Meaning for members
• Define terms
• Come from a common concept or goal
• Share some values
• Be open to new ideas, approaches, and outcomes

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DEVELOPING SHARED GOALS

• Outcomes for consumers
• Training for community and/or professionals
• Systems change
• Increase funding

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GROUND RULES

• Develop early
• Only a few
• All voices heard

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ESTABLISHING NEW COLLABORATIONS

• Vision big
• Plan small
• Think Win Win (Stephen Covey, 1986)
• Think of others needs first

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MAINTAINING ONGOING COLLABORATIONS

• Review of Team growth and development
• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing
• Transforming

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EVALUATING ISSUES

• Use Japanese way of resolving issues
• If they continue, think about Win/Win No Deal for
  awhile

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REPARING PROBLEMS

• Take personal responsibility
• Apologize
• Listen
• Try to find 3rd Alternative (Covey, 1986)

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MENTORING

• Involve students
• Request agencies include others
• Bring in new people as tasks change

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WHEN AND HOW TO CUT BAIT

• Loss of interest
• Goals met
• No new goals in immediate future
• Personnel changes

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRAMS

• Be clear of your outcomes
• Unexpected outcomes
• Share successes and areas of challenges

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DOWN SIDES

• Time consuming
• The calendar chase
• Paper work
• Follow-up

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NEXT STEPS

• Establish at each meeting
• Reporting
• Accountability

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Pyramid of Team Qualities1


Results
Accountable
Commitment
Engage
Trust.
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HOW TO EVALUATE

• Process each meeting
• Keep track of even small accomplishments
• Develop outcome tools if needed
• Do 360 evaluation of satisfaction