Collaboration is an essential part of working life – we have to work alongside others to succeed in our role.  So I was fascinated to come across Deb Mashek’s book, “Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone” We’ve all experienced tension at work and felt the joy of being in a good team.  In this episode Deb and I discuss: -        What collaboration is and why it matters -        How and why it sometimes goes wrong -        Strategies for building strong successful working relationships   About Deb Mashek: Social psychologist Deb Mashek delivers high-stakes collaboration across silos, institutions, and stakeholders. An experienced business advisor, professor, and nonprofit executive, her writing appears in MIT-Sloan Management Review, Fortune, ReWorked, The Hechinger Report, and Psychology Today. Deb has been an invited speaker on collaboration and viewpoint diversity at leading organizations including the United Nations, the American Psychological Association, and Siemens. She is the author of Collabor(h)ate. Website: www.debmashek.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-mashek/  Deb’s twice-monthly newsletter: https://debmashek.lpages.co/one_simple_tip The Mashek Matrix: https://debmashek.lpages.co/mashekmatrix The Collaboration Ecosystem: https://debmashek.lpages.co/collaboration-ecosystem-model  My upcoming courses Find out about October’s Be Bolder course at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/be-bolder Find out about November’s Influence For Success workshop at https://www.carlamillertraining.com/influenceforsuccess WORK WITH ME AND MY TEAM We partner with you to: ·       Develop your women leaders and prepare them to advance within the organisation ·       Build women’s confidence - particularly your early and mid career level women ·       Empower men and leaders to become allies for gender equity   We also offer individuals: -        Be Bolder, an open 4 week confidence and assertiveness course - -        Influence & Impact, an open 3 month women’s leadership development programme -        1:1 coaching Get in touch to find out more or book a call with me. CONNECT WITH ME LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller/ Website: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/   HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST? Subscribe Share this episode with a friend Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify   I would love to hear your feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social! Thank you for listening, see you next week!