Tuesday, 10 June 2008
The power of collaboration
I am inspired by the businesses I work with and feel privileged when I have the opportunity to help them collaborate.
The old adage of "one plus one = five" certainly applies when businesses have the foresight and vision to see the opportunity of collaborating.
What do I mean - well one companies problem of waste and the waste costing them up to 6 figures per year directly to dispose of surprisingly enough is the sort of thing another partner needs as raw material for their plant. The trick is how do you connect them together.
When we get clients asking for help it is excellent when connecting them together provides a solution that is certainly much greater than either would have expected.
In this case the bottom line problem of one actually solves a problem of another and what is more gives them the opportunity to increase profitability and generate revenue.
Its not easy - like anything it needs work, vision, certainly needs help from a third party not only to identify the opportunity but to help make the thing work.
If you have not considered it before you should - who should you be connecting with?
Carol
The old adage of "one plus one = five" certainly applies when businesses have the foresight and vision to see the opportunity of collaborating.
What do I mean - well one companies problem of waste and the waste costing them up to 6 figures per year directly to dispose of surprisingly enough is the sort of thing another partner needs as raw material for their plant. The trick is how do you connect them together.
When we get clients asking for help it is excellent when connecting them together provides a solution that is certainly much greater than either would have expected.
In this case the bottom line problem of one actually solves a problem of another and what is more gives them the opportunity to increase profitability and generate revenue.
Its not easy - like anything it needs work, vision, certainly needs help from a third party not only to identify the opportunity but to help make the thing work.
If you have not considered it before you should - who should you be connecting with?
Carol
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