How to Make Collaboration a Core Value in your Organization

by Apr 20, 2022Communication, Leadership, News, Uncategorized0 comments

As we know, Cores Values represent how we as an organization agree to behave. These values indicate internally and externally what to expect when working with us as an organization. Many organizations feature posters, banners, and other prominent media to display the “How we do it”. That is all fantastic if they are consistent with supporting that behavior internally and externally with accountability.

Ineffective teamwork demonstrates role and decision ambiguity and uncertainty. Worse yet, conflicting priority sets and detrimental emotional responses.  To collaborate all teams must operate with sound emotional, cognitive, and psychological safety.

As a leader, ask yourself these questions.

Remember you are answering these questions from the position of collaboration. However, you may choose to use these 360 styled questions in your general leadership style and effectiveness development.

JRCI Collaborative Leadership Questions that Matter

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These are a few great primers to get communication and relationship building moving forward. Remember, trust is the foundation for all collaboration. 

At the end of the day, it boils down to having conversations and engaging the right people, at the right times, to earn the right results. It is the collaboration that rules the day moving forward. Get on it!

Greg Smith

Greg Smith

CPA and CPBC

About Greg Smith

CPA & Certified Professional Business Coach

Greg has developed a significant professional background working in various industries. With a background in sales, sales management, leadership, and people development, Greg brings great value to Catalyst Leadership Dynamics.

Greg Smith has participated in all levels of the EOES 1.0 – 4.0 programming with JRCI, now Catalyst Leadership Dynamics, and led his cohort to success. Jeff Rogers asked Greg to work with him and Jeff’s students at Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management, EEE370 Entrepreneurship class for four years, teaching the accounting section. Each semester, Greg’s session was one of the most special to the students.

Greg is a tax senior manager with Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC, and a business coach with Jeffrey A. Rogers Executive Business Coaching. Greg’s experiences as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Professional Business Coach (CPBC) bring detailed knowledge and skill to the team.

Greg can understand the needs of business owners and executives to provide day-to-day tax and accounting consulting and leadership coaching to empower leaders to continue growing daily. Greg was asked to join the team based on his vast business knowledge and skill set and because he has a unique ability to break complex matters into digestible and usable information.

Education, Certifications, and Boards:

  • Treasurer of the New York Family Business Center at the Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College
  • Treasurer of The Orchard Church

Recognition and Awards

Central New York Forty Under Forty Honoree

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