42 Rules for Successful Collaboration (2nd Edition): A Practical Approach to Working with People, Processes and Technology by Coleman, David (2013) Paperback

by David Coleman

Excellent Book

Paperback

First published May 22, 2009

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 2 of 50: I picked up the book in part because it's a course requirement, but I did read it. The first section really deals with people and the rules of succesful collaboration. It was well written, clear, and persuasive. It will be helpful in any team dynamic. Section two is referring to process and policy of collaboration. Professionally the rules are logical. Make people your focal point and set collaboration as the expectation. The third section is more specific to technology. Great pointers that make sense in our current world. F2F meetings are no longer the norm, but technology can foster collaboration. Use it wisely! I'll be incorporating some of these tips into my work life as a leader.

[Apostolos · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I forgot to check off this book as read a few days ago. The book was OK, and it was a fairly fast book to read, not weighed down by disciplinary jargon. That said, some of the rules are quite helpful, whereas others don't really seem to fit in all that well. I see collaboration as about human-to-human connection, fundamentally that is. Some rules were quite helpful in exploring that fundamental aspect of collaboration, whereas others (like most of the rules in the 'technology' section) were pointless, awfully reductive, and lacking solid connections to those fundamental aspects of collaboration.