Tag: Deb Mashek PhD

‘You don’t need — or want — to appeal to everyone. You want to attract the right people.  This means you can and should signal collaboration as a core value out of the gate.’

Deb Mashek, author of Collabor(h)ate, is featured in ReWorked speaking about hiring and retaining collaborative people in order to create persistent, high-quality collaboration in the workplace.

How to Hire Collaborative People

If you want persistent, high-quality collaboration in the workplace, you need people who possess the skill sets, mindsets and dispositions that favor collaboration. You must attract, hire and retain collaborative people.

‘If you’re looking to initiate a collaborative relationship, it would be a mistake to merely hope that good opportunities will kick up or to assume that you’ll be seen as someone with whom others will want to collaborate’

Deb Mashek, author of Collabor(h)ate, is featured in a ReWorked article on Collaboration and Productivity.

How to Become a Trusted Collaborator

All relationships begin somewhere. At some point in time. Somehow. We transition from being strangers to friends. From being neighbors to running buddies. From being single to coupled. Relationship transitions are all around us, including in our professional lives. One relationship transition that’s particularly important in the workplace is the move from being a mere acquaintance to a trusted collaborator.

‘When you’re in a relationship, you’re no longer completely independent. You’re now interdependent and must consider your partner’s opinions, feelings, motivations, and plans. Doing that well requires careful collaboration.’

Deb Mashek, author of Collabor(h)ate, is featured on Psychology Today speaking about how work collaborations can teach us about improving romantic relationships.

5 Collaboration Mistakes to Avoid in Your Relationship

Companies often recognize the value of high-functioning relationships. That wisdom applies to romantic relationships. Relationships rely on collaboration and the best collaborations are purposeful, focused, intentional, and coordinated. Five key ways collaborations fail include uneven workloads, inconsistent contributions, power trips, disengagement, and dropping the ball.