Involve other people

I think we achieve very little alone so it’s imperative to join forces and energy with other people. You need to involve co-workers, teammates, people in your field (collaboration), friends & family (sharing), and the world (publishing).

In sports, collaboration is usually in-person. Professional tennis players or runners have an entire team of people training with them. They “collaborate” with training partners, share their efforts with friends and family, and they eventually “publish” their results when they go out to compete.

Involving other people and collaborating requires a context where not only that’s possible – but also emphasized. It’s hard to collaborate via email or telephone. Telephone bothers every body and often interrupts your work flow. Emails get quickly buried and are just not made for collaboration.

How can you create the right context for collaboration, sharing, and publishing in your business? Give it some thoughts.

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