Collaboration for Competitive People

We can
raise awareness
about the need for
collaboration...

Increasingly, people express to me their dismay over the “communication deadlock” in the workplace and government – people not being open to listening, learning and growing with each other.

People know some facts, have feelings, and firmly hold values, opinions, beliefs and “models of reality” in their minds – they have “inner software.”  Until they realize this, they are trapped defending their ideas as if they are inviolable. They are “right” and others are “wrong.” Probably only 10-20% of people are aware that this “inner software” is running, and sometimes ruining, their lives, and it becomes almost impossible to communicate meaningfully when people hold their ideas too firmly.

People often have "repetitive patterns" that are not helpful. To change patterns we need to raise our level of awareness about them.

Level 4	Very aware
Level 3	Aware
Level 2	Slightly Aware
Level 1	Unaware

To help people become collaborative when needed in business, government and the community, we need to help educated, successful people evolve to their next level of collaboration. We need to help the best in humanity, bring out the best in humanity. From my workshop: 

Passive	Passive Aggressive	Aggressive	Competitive Assertive	Collaborative Assertive
In-denial Low energy Compliant	Undermining Sneaky Sabotaging	Bullying Hostile Muscling-in Taking Combative Super-competitive Raging   Inauthentic Game playing Con-artists	Cool, calm, collected Articulate Determined to succeed	Compassionate Considerate Collaborative Committed Co-empowering Co-creative Communicative Clear, direct Authentic

Much in our society supports competition in business, politics, religion, sports and war. We need to support creating more collaboration in society for win-win-win business, family, community, teamwork, environmental solutions, and funding infrastructure and education.

I am available for workshops on “Collaboration Skills for Competitive People” to help make breakthroughs in thinking and behavior in business, government and the community.

For workshops, public speaking or media interviews, contact:
Sanford Hinden
sandyhinden@7keystolove.net
Skype: Sanford.Hinden
1-516-815-4967