It is so important for our teams to have a collaborative environment where they can bring their best to the table, create value, help each other, and play to their strengths. There are a lot of times when we have to create this collaborative environment. Especially when you’re working with a brand-new team from some other function within the company or working with new customers.

Collaboration Can Help Team Members Play to Each Other’s Strengths

There’s a lot of M&A going on in the corporate world. Companies buying other companies with total cash, cashless stock, or leveraged buyouts. Now it becomes challenging in these scenarios for all of these teams to work together, especially when there are new teams involved. The reason for that is because these new teams may not know each other, and they may not know each other’s work styles.

A stranger is a friend that you just don’t know yet. You owe it to your team and yourself to create a collaborative...