Collaborating Across Organizational Boundaries
Identifying and Solving the Problems of Working with Other Organizations
Overview
As leaders, we sometimes need to expand our perspectives and start collaborating. Downsized workforces, intractable problems and difficult customers all create an increasing need for collaboration and partnerships. The evidence is all around us--the Federal Executive Institute (FEI) is seeing a trend toward greater collaboration among Federal agencies, with state and local agencies, nonprofits and even private sector firms.
This program will introduce strategies on how organizations can share resources, decision-making and ownership of the final product or service. We will accomplish this by addressing key questions of trust, differing administrative structures and cultures and the egos and turf issues that often get in the way. Collaborating Across Organizational Boundaries will leave you with the framework, tools and confidence to create change through proactive collaboration.
How You Will Benefit
- Identify the many ways successful collaboration will benefit your organization
- Learn how other agencies are succeeding through collaboration and which "speedbumps" have slowed their progress
- Develop strategies for anticipating and dealing with the issues you will face while collaborating
- Create and apply a tested framework for implementing successful collaboration in your agency
Who Should Attend
SES members, GS-15s, and their equivalents in state, local, and international government