--- title: Insights to collaboration & working together | ORG Blog | Collaboration description: Collaboration | Insights to collaboration & working together --- ![Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ORG_2017_Q1/ORG.jpg?t=1483128475379&width=215&name=ORG.jpg "Overland Resource Group") For full functionality of this site it is necessary to **enable JavaScript**. 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When it comes to collaboration, sometimes people get the idea that they are merely working alongside someone on a project or endeavor—not really as partners or teammates, but as individuals contributors. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/working-together-not-against) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/working-together-not-against#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [The Secret Science Behind Great Teams](https://www.orginc.com/blog/the-secret-science-behind-great-teams) by [Mike Hunter, ORG President](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/mike-hunter-org-president), on March 20, 2018 [![The Secret Science Behind Great Teams](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/images/Blog/TheSecretScienceBehindGreatTeams.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/the-secret-science-behind-great-teams) From The Chicago Bulls to The Beatles, there’s one special thing that great teams have in common – chemistry. The way different personalities come together in the right way at the right time is where the magic of teamwork happens. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/the-secret-science-behind-great-teams) [1 Comment](https://www.orginc.com/blog/the-secret-science-behind-great-teams#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) [Employee Engagement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/employee-engagement) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [An Open Letter to Leaders Who Don’t Believe in Engagement Surveys](https://www.orginc.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-leaders-who-dont-believe-in-engagement-surveys) by [Mike Hunter, ORG President](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/mike-hunter-org-president), on February 19, 2018 [![An Open Letter to Leaders Who Don’t Believe in Engagement Surveys](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/images/Blog/ORG_18Q1_FebruaryBlog.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-leaders-who-dont-believe-in-engagement-surveys) #### **DEAR CEO:**  You’re right, engagement surveys can be a colossal waste of time and money. *So why do you keep using them?* ### **Have you fallen prey to any of these justifications:** [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-leaders-who-dont-believe-in-engagement-surveys) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-leaders-who-dont-believe-in-engagement-surveys#comments-listing) Topics: [Breakthrough](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/breakthrough) [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Employee Engagement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/employee-engagement) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Want Engaged Employees? Start with Fairness.](https://www.orginc.com/blog/how-to-build-employee-satisfaction-and-why-this-is-crucial-to-success) by [Marc Bridgham](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/marc-bridgham), on December 13, 2017 [![Want Engaged Employees? Start with Fairness.](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/images/Blog/ORG_Blog_HowToBuildEmployeeSatisfactionAndWhyThisIsCrucialToSuccess.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/how-to-build-employee-satisfaction-and-why-this-is-crucial-to-success) #### **SATISFACTION MATTERS** **“I love my job and work hard every day because I’m treated poorly.”** Said no employee, ever. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/how-to-build-employee-satisfaction-and-why-this-is-crucial-to-success) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/how-to-build-employee-satisfaction-and-why-this-is-crucial-to-success#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) [Employee Engagement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/employee-engagement) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [We Practice What We Preach: Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/we-practice-what-we-preach-collaboration) by [Jeff Brundage](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/jeff-brundage), on November 7, 2017 [![We Practice What We Preach: Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/images/Blog/ORG_Blog-Image_PracticeWhatWePreach.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/we-practice-what-we-preach-collaboration)   Like most organizations, the team at ORG has a diverse collection of experience, ideas, and thoughts. All powerful and necessary for organizations to thrive, but present challenges if it’s not managed well. The secret is to bring everyone together in a unified way. Collaboration is a core practice that touches everything we do. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/we-practice-what-we-preach-collaboration) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/we-practice-what-we-preach-collaboration#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/overland-resource-group) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Why Engagement Efforts Sometimes Fail and What You Can Do About It — Part II](https://www.orginc.com/blog/engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-ii) by [Steve Rayner](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/steve-rayner), on May 3, 2017 ![ORG_Blog-Image_Why-Employee-Engagement-Sometimes-Fail_Part-2_2017-04-07.jpg](https://www.orginc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/ORG_Blog-Image_Why-Employee-Engagement-Sometimes-Fail_Part-2_2017-04-07.jpg?width=697&height=279&name=ORG_Blog-Image_Why-Employee-Engagement-Sometimes-Fail_Part-2_2017-04-07.jpg) **[Part I](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/07/28/employee-engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-1)**explored the origins of employee engagement efforts, and identified some pioneering companies that enjoyed early successes. However, some early adopters of engagement practices have since shrunk or disappeared entirely. The first part identified three major causes of employee engagement failures at the organization-wide level – bad strategy, poor integration, and the inability to transfer learning. In Part II, we look at three fundamental sources of employee engagement failure at the work team level and suggest some remedies. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-ii) [1 Comment](https://www.orginc.com/blog/engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-ii#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Giving Muscle Memory a One-Two Punch](https://www.orginc.com/blog/muscle-memory) by [Cathy Wright](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/cwright), on April 26, 2017 ![ORG_Blog-Image_Giving-Muscle-Memory-a-One-Two-Punch_2016-04-10.jpg](https://www.orginc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/ORG_Blog-Image_Giving-Muscle-Memory-a-One-Two-Punch_2016-04-10.jpg?width=697&height=279&name=ORG_Blog-Image_Giving-Muscle-Memory-a-One-Two-Punch_2016-04-10.jpg) [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/muscle-memory) [4 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/muscle-memory#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Why Employee Engagement Efforts Sometimes Fail and What You Can do About It! - Part 1](https://www.orginc.com/blog/employee-engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-1) by [Steve Rayner](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/steve-rayner), on April 5, 2017 [![Why Employee Engagement Efforts Sometimes Fail and What You Can do About It! - Part 1](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/Blog/ORG_Blog-Image_Why-Employee-Engagement-Sometimes-Fail_Part-1_2017-04-07.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/employee-engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-1) In today’s major corporations, you can hear terms such as “[employee involvement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/cultivate-collaboration-with-these-5-keys-to-employee-engagement),” “[employee engagement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/cultivate-collaboration-with-these-5-keys-to-employee-engagement),” and “[high-performance teams](https://www.orginc.com/blog/building-stronger-teams-with-disc)” echoing through the hallways. Nearly every big company has some sort of engagement effort underway. This is in sharp contrast to 30 years ago, when I began my career. Back then, only a couple dozen prominent companies were experimenting in what was most often referred to as “participative management” or “socio-technical systems.” [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/employee-engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-1) [1 Comment](https://www.orginc.com/blog/employee-engagement-efforts-sometimes-fail-can-part-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [5 Proven Keys to Employee Engagement and Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/cultivate-collaboration-with-these-5-keys-to-employee-engagement) by [Vicki Kelsey](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/vicki-kelsey), on April 4, 2017 ![Employee-Engagement](https://www.orginc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/ORG_Blog-Image_Employee-Engagement_2016-03-01.jpg?width=697&height=279&name=ORG_Blog-Image_Employee-Engagement_2016-03-01.jpg) ### Employee engagement. Seems that every time I look at Twitter, LinkedIn, or any leadership site someone is talking about it. Yet with all this chatter, up to 88% of employees and 80% of leaders reportedly still do not have passion for their work. Below are 5 keys to employee engagement that, if implemented consistently, have proven results in building a culture of collaboration and engagement. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/cultivate-collaboration-with-these-5-keys-to-employee-engagement) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/cultivate-collaboration-with-these-5-keys-to-employee-engagement#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Employee Engagement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/employee-engagement) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Building Stronger Teams with DISC](https://www.orginc.com/blog/building-stronger-teams-with-disc) by [Timothy Kincaid, EdD](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/tkincaid), on March 29, 2017 [![Building Stronger Teams with DISC](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/Email/ORGINK/ORG_17Q1_Buliding-Stronger-Teams-With-DISC_1500x600.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/building-stronger-teams-with-disc) The DISC behavioral preferences assessment is widely accepted as a useful, accurate way to help individuals and groups to understand behavior traits and preferences for interaction, [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/building-stronger-teams-with-disc) [1 Comment](https://www.orginc.com/blog/building-stronger-teams-with-disc#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) - 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