Power through Collaboration: When to Collaborate, Negotiate, or Dominate

FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE: WWW.POWERTHROUGHCOLLABORATION.COM Is Collaboration Essential for Your Success, Yet Frustratingly Difficult to Achieve? This book's high powered step-by-step method can help you successfully collaborate in complicated situations. ----------------------------------------------------- “This trail-blazing book guides us along a path to the type of collaboration that can pull us back from the precipice -- something that is needed as never before!” (John Perkins, author of 'Hoodwinked' plus two New York Times bestseller’s: 'Confessions of an Economic Hitman,' and 'The Secret History of the American Empire'). “I am glad to have such a helpful book in my win-win toolkit. And I recommend that it be in the strategic arsenal of not only practitioners, but also business leaders in the board room who make the tough calls on strategic choices." (Charles Prabakar, Strategy Leader, PepsiCo/Sears/Disney/Unisys). "Power through Collaboration is a very powerful window to the benefits of collaboration and its success …. well spelled out. Win-win formula!” (Ajaya Gupta, Editor, Journal of Institute of Management Technology). "Dr. Willis's book provides wonderful insights into how to effectively manage in myriad business situations and contexts, and has been an invaluable resource in helping me. Highly recommended!" (David Thomas, Executive Director, The Roundtable). “This book is extremely thought provoking and eye-opening. I cannot thank Dr. Willis enough for writing this book.” (Mark Baer, Esq., designated a Southern California Super Lawyer in family law). "I strongly feel that this book and the author’s perspective would be highly valuable to organizations and alliances that are a representative voice to our state government and professional associations." (Bill Remak, Chair, National Association of Hepatitis Task Forces). "A must read. I recommend “Power through Collaboration” very highly." (Dr. Joseph Nwoye, Vice President, Diversity Frontier Inc). "Power through Collaboration was an awesome read!" (John Hughes, Director, Gumbo Enterprises Inc). “Jam-packed with useful information and tools to succeed at collaboration. A real workhorse of a book - not the usual fluff and puff - and serves incredibly well with complex tough situations.” (David Anderson, Executive Director, San Francisco Zoo. Executive Director, Audubon Florida). "Stephen Willis takes a deep dive into the ways people work -- or don't work -- together. His concepts are as original as they are insightful. (Cindy L. Myers, PhD, CEO, Marin Services for Women). ------------------------------------------------------ ***** You can use this book’s innovative step-by-step process and practical worksheets to help you create the real Power through Collaboration that you need to succeed at work and in your personal life. ***** Identify the best types of people to collaborate with, the types to engage with caution, and the types to avoid. Determine who will contribute to your success, and who will contribute to your failure. For example, learn to identify and deal with the ‘Predator’ type. ***** Learn to benefit from the motivations that make people great collaboration partners and drive collaboration success, and spot the motivations that signal trouble ahead. ***** Determine if collaboration can actually work for your situation, and when it is best for you to Collaborate, Negotiate, or Dominate. Determine the risks and rewards of collaboration; and when to invest time and energy into resolving conflict, and when to move on. This book is part of a series that also includes "Power through Collaboration: The Formula for Success in Challenging Situations." FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE: WWW.WILLISLLC.COM

Dr. Stephen Willis, PhD is the creator of the “Power through Collaboration Formula” for managing collaboration in difficult situations. He is the founder of the “Power through Collaboration” group on LinkedIn and the author of two books: “Power through Collaboration: When to Collaborate, Negotiate, or Dominate” and "Power through Collaboration: The Formula for Success in Challenging Situations." Stephen is a consultant, coach, and facilitator to Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofits. His career includes: instructor for Harvard University, CEO of AIB Business Consulting Inc, and psychologist with the Veterans Administration. Stephen’s work building collaboration and resolving conflict has been funded by Packard Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, and Pante Rhea Foundation. Stephen earned a PhD in Psychology from Purdue University, a B.S. in Mathematics from Manhattan College, and trained in Group Dynamics and Facilitation at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and its Society of Consulting Psychology. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE: WWW.POWERTHROUGHCOLLABORATION.COM