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Collaboration allows creativity to happen. In business, we are used to looking at data & statistics… if you can’t measure it, who cares? Are there any parts of the business that aren’t data-driven because I can’t think of one? Data is certainly important, make no mistake, but it isn’t everything. Didn’t Enron have a lot of data? Didn’t seem to do them much good…

So where do we go from here? The truth is we are heading towards a new era where it’s not enough to have good data, more is expected. Employees expect their executives to show understanding and enhance collaboration. As a collaborative company creates greater value, there’s a growing role for collaborative management.

Being aware of the feelings of others is good behavior, but compassion really works when the employees of organizations understand what their co-workers are feeling. So surely there’s a link between compassion and collaboration?

The link between these traits involves being less self-interested and be more willing to help others. Alternatively an organization can push command-and-control behavior. This is a form of self-interest. Another form of self-interest is lack of consideration of how others feel.