CHAPTER 4

Cooking Together

Collaboration

“There is no special, secret sauce David,” said Peter, responding to David’s comment.

“Don’t be modest Peter, too late for that,” said David.

“What is that supposed to mean?” protested Peter.

“Just kidding dude. But on a more serious note, for one thing, your employees seem to actually love working with each other!” said David, taking a sip of his beer.

“Yours don’t?”

“It’s different—it’s just work for them,” said David. “Your peeps seem to enjoy working with each other. You guys emphasize collaboration a lot, don’t you?”

“Yeah, we do,” said Peter. “I read a case about Merrill Lynch in my innovation class that stuck in my head. It really brought home the importance of collaboration for me.”

“I don’t remember ...

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