Collaborative Way
The Collaborative Way
Improve with collaboration
The Collaborative Way is a set of principles that harness the collective intelligence, imagination and spirit of a company’s workforce. Through practicing The Collaborative Way, MarshBerry has enhanced and fostered a culture of growth, innovation, client service, collaboration and strategic thinking. Our success as an organization is reflective of our commitment to the guiding principles.
Listening Generously
- With curiosity and an intention to learn
- Willing to be influenced
- Setting aside filters to listen openly
- Replicating and recreating
- Influencing action
Speaking Straight
- Speaking up
- Honest and forward communications
- Clear and direct requests
- Rigorous discernment for successful implementation
- Willingness to be uncomfortable
Being for each other
- Supporting each other’s success
- Intervening in gossip to dismiss negativity
- Doing timely clean-ups
- Looks for positive intent
- Giving encouragement
Acknowledgement and Appreciation
- Giving in all directions
- Noticing & siezing opportunities
- Giving recognition with depth to show meaningful support
- Receiving openly to celebrate success
- Requesting recognition when missing
Honoring commitments
- Receiver responsibility; ensuring giver completes the task
- Managing commitments effectively; to not over commit
- Navigating obstacles while fulfilling commitment
- Resolving broken agreements
- Forwarding accomplishment
