Communicating and Collaborating to Solve Problems and Seize Opportunities

As entrepreneurs, we’re constantly looking for new and innovative business strategies that can change the game. But all too often, the most important strategy of all gets ignored — even though it has the potential to make the biggest difference.

Communication. It seems like an obvious part of any business, something that just kind of happens in the course of daily work. But successful entrepreneurs know that it is so much more. It’s the glue that holds any company together, and something that we should definitely be deliberate about.

Bob and Susan Negan’s ADD model is a helpful framework to facilitate collaboration. The 3 steps are:

· Ask

· Discuss

· Decide

You want to open up a discourse with your team by asking for their input, work together towards a solution while discussing, and finally, decide on the best course of action moving forward. Let’s take a look at how this model can be used in every aspect of your business.

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