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The Hard Craft of Collaboration

Rich Watkins

Founder, TEDx Speaker, exec educator

Come with a real collaboration challenge. Leave with a clear forward plan.

A lot of collaboration advice (listen to everyone, be nice) sounds good, but evaporates on contact with the messy reality of real work. Getting things done with people is a hard craft not a "soft" skill. So what actually works?

This workshop gives you a tried-and-tested framework to see what's really happening in any collaboration - to see the dynamics that underpin collective performance - and find the actions and conversations that will get things moving.

You will leave with:

  1. A powerful framework for collaboration - to clearly see the five forces shaping success

  2. A practical way forward for a real situation you're dealing with right now

  3. A coaching approach you can use to reliably unstick others - your reports, your peers, or anyone who comes to you for help

  4. A clearer picture of your own collaboration habits - your superpower and your blind spots

This workshop is new to Maven but has been run with over 10,000 leaders - from start-ups to non-profits to global teams at the world's biggest corporates.

What you’ll learn

    Workshop agenda

    • Debunking myths and reframing your role

      Collaboration is not always "nice" or "equal" - and your job isn't what you think it is

    • Seeing and sensing the dynamics at play

      Get familiar with the five forces that shape whether collaboration succeeds or gets stuck - and start to feel them in your bones

    • Finding powerful actions and conversations

      Practice a structured coaching approach that reliably unsticks collaboration - you'll work through your real issue with peers and find a way forwards that feels right

    • Becoming someone who gets more going

      Reflect on your leadership and how you can move beyond your habits

    • End

      Leave with a new way of seeing, a repeatable coaching practice and a practical way forwards.

    Learn directly from Rich

    Rich Watkins

    Rich Watkins

    Creator of Let's Go Model, executive educator, TEDx speaker, artist

    Executive educator
    Duke Corporate Education
    Warner Bros.
    Lloyds Bank
    Ghirardelli
    Emeritus
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    Who this workshop is for

    • You have some experience and influence - but want to get more done through others - you likely lead teams, projects, or partnerships

    What's included

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    Live sessions

    Learn directly from Rich Watkins in a real-time, interactive format.

    Lifetime access

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    Community of peers

    Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

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    Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

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    Testimonials

    • Rich came in to help us find a common framework and language for collaboration within an already high performing leadership team - the sessions were very insightful, the whole team found in useful and we continue to use the language and structure to move us all forward faster. I would HIGHLY recommend.

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      Katie Martin

      EVP & Managing Director, Front Row
    • I had the pleasure of working with Rich as part of a leadership team development and coaching program at Discovery Networks. I found Rich to be adaptable to individual leadership needs and was particularly impressed by his ability to quickly understand business context and the quality of his coaching questions. I would not hesitate to recommend Rich for similar programs.

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      Winta Negassi

      Head of HR, Nordics @ Google
    • Rich and the Let's Go model have been a huge influence on me. It gives me a tool kit I come bak to almost daily to craft agendas and facilitate meetings where people feel involved and leads to great outcomes. Hearty, joyful recommendation for all Rich does!

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      Barton Creeth

      Scrum Master, NatWest Group
    • I attended an eight week leadership program in collaborative teams with Richard. His method is inspiring and straightforward at the same time. I gained structure, concrete directions and rediscovered the joy of working effectively with my team.

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      Ilaria Contrastini

      EMEA Digital Partnerships & Monetization, Warner Bros Discovery
    • The Let’s Go Collaboration Leadership training made me think differently about how I engage with others. This simple, elegant model has deep roots in powerful psychological theory but is instantly applicable in the workplace.

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      Andy Hunt

      Executive Coach, Warwick Business School
    • Collaboration across teams, cultures and teams for us is of key importance, but doesn't always come very naturally to all people. When preparing our yearly leadership event I was looking for an approach that I could use to kick start the process. With the model of Let's Go I had found an easy to use, logical, intuitive and for us applicable approach that got great feedback from all participants.

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      Alexander Frank

      Senior Director, Leadership, Coaching & Development, Sanofi

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