WE HANG TOGETHER

Survival of the Interdependent
• “We depend on other people for our very existence and survival”
• Darwin-survival of the fittest = most interdependent people
• Build effective relationships with people
• To strengthen business leaders you must understand nature of working with people and with organization
• Key factors: trust and communication


American Culture and the fallacy of “going it alone”
• Students are taught to do things on their own
• One against the world mentality
• One needs to build relationships, and needs to depend on others
• People do best when collaborating with others and depending on them
• People build up or sink a project, partnership etc.
• It all lies on the people and how good or bad they are at collaborating


Values of strategic relationships
• Now people are more self centered than ever
• If relationship/collaboration formed both parties need give/put of their part
• Relationships are much more short term now then they were before


Capacity and building
• Online community = company’s space


The technique of the marketplace
• We need each other
• Interdependence is more effective
• There is a need to connect with real people and real places