Collaboration begins with focusing on the collective good rather than personal gain.

Jane Ripley
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Collaboration begins with focusing on the collective good rather than personal gain. There is a great deal of emphasis put on individualism in our society today. We as individuals often believe that we are special and that we as individuals can do it all alone, or that we can do it all alone and others will come along and help us. This is not the case.

A good example of this individualism is seen in the movie Titanic. There was a person who never spoke up and simply let everyone else make decisions and take care of the ship. They saw themselves as superior to those around them and they felt entitled to their role on the ship without working for it.

Source: Collaboration Begins With You: Be A Silo Buster

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