THE AGILE CULTURE: LEADING THROUGH TRUST AND OWNERSHIP (2014)
Appendix D. Collaborating with Non-Collaborators Worksheet
Think of a Non-Collaborator You Struggle With
What Are the Traits (Behaviors) of Your Non-Collaborator?
What Type Is Your Non-Collaborator?
Check as many as apply. There might be more than one.
Doesn’t know how to collaborate
Afraid to collaborate
“It’s all about me!”
What Makes Your Non-Collaborator Tick?
What is his or her focus?
What is his or her motivation?
How does he or she define success?
What is his or her team’s definition of success?
What is his or her reward system?
How is he or she acknowledged?
What are his or her fears?
What are his or her “hot buttons”?
Does he or she have any hidden agendas?
What Makes You Tick?
How do you define success?
What are you passionate about?
What do you do best?
What do you fear?
Where Are You Compared to Your Non-Collaborator?
For each line in the following diagram, mark where you sit and where your non-collaborator sits.
Why Do You Want to Collaborate with This Non-Collaborator?
For business purposes.
You need information for your team to succeed.
Your non-collaborator needs to take action.
Your non-collaborator needs to stand back.
You want to change your non-collaborator.
You want to remove your non-collaborator.
Manage Your Risks
What are your risks? Can you
Let someone else take the credit for your ideas and accomplishments?
Survive without your mentors?
Deal with any undeserved, negative labels?
Deal with public humiliation?
Handle your career being derailed in this organization?
Handle being fired?
Find another job as good or better within three months?
What are your professional options (beyond this role)?
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List some successful risks taken in the past:
Dealing with Non-Collaborators
Where Is Your Non-Collaborator?
Can Your Non-Collaborator Ever Collaborate?
Yes = Work to build collaborative behavior.
No = Work around them and try to mitigate the damage.
What Actions Are You Going to Take?
What techniques do you want to try?