CHAPTER 5

Harmonious Communities

Collaboration is the connective tissue of organizations; it helps people to link their knowledge and expertise in a way that benefits the organization and its people

—John McGurk

The way we work has changed significantly in the past few decades due to political, economic, social, and technological change in the wider environment. The need for organizations to connect individuals together to work effectively within a harmonious community is essential if the organization is going to be able to deliver objectives. Collaboration is an essential component to enable individual employees to perform. Each employee is affected by, and affects those, people that they work with and alongside as part of their day-to-day work ...

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