Books about Collaborating
The need for books about collaboration is illustrated on a daily basis when we witness the ongoing failure among elected government officials to routinely collaborate with politicians who disagree with them. Although it is less publicly evident within both large and small businesses, a similar tendency to devalue the importance of collaborating with others can be seen regularly. While government disagreements might not be directly causing a similar climate of hostility in the private sector, it has been widely observed that the political process in the United States has caused more divisiveness throughout the country. It certainly seems possible that the lack of collaboration in one area has compounded the problem in other sectors. Regardless of any cause-and-effect relationship, the attempt to improve collaborating should be considered as a step in the right direction. Here are some books that should prove to be helpful in this challenging learning experience.
