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Today, our world, our nations, our communities, our families, our organizations and our planet are faced with increasingly complex challenges that present massive potential risks. We are also at a time in human history where we are more educated and connected, and have resources available like never before to access for our advantage. Seize this opportunity to join a movement of progressive, principled and successful leaders. Working together is a key strategic advantage for those leaders and organizations that build a culture of collaboration. In this program and in the book, Savage brings ...

The Collaborative Guest Podcasts is book two of the Collaborative Podcast series. This audiobook is based on a series of podcasts during 2016 and 2017 where David B. Savage was the featured guest. Collaboration is not an event, it’s a culture. It’s the way we work together. Collaboration is a new field of study and success. Collaboration must evolve. Let’s learn together and make our world, communities, and families better.

We have seen many and repeated failures, sometimes with the cost of billions. These affect organizations and their capital projects and operations. When a company starts making mistakes, tries to force its agenda on others, or is in conflict with its own stakeholders, the consequences are significant. People revolt and profit margins are destroyed. Projects get delayed in regulatory and community review for extended lengths of time. Employees simply don’t give their best because they do not trust the systems they work in especially when they have little influence in the processes or programs in which they are involved.

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African proverb. I’ve been asked many times, why have I done this podcast series? Why have I written Break Through to Yes: Unlocking the Possible within a Culture of Collaboration? Why is collaboration so important? I’ll tell you why. We need it. I need it. Our future needs it. Business is forced into silos and must give up to an open and agile system that better suits today's world and our shared future.

Collaboration is not an event, it’s a culture. It’s the way we work together. I am a lifelong student of how to get the right people in the right place with the right information in the right mindset to figure out how to conquer challenges and solve conflicts together. Collaboration is a new field of study and success. Collaboration must evolve. Let’s learn together and make our world, communities, and families better.