--- title: Insights to collaboration & working together | ORG Blog | Leadership (3) description: Leadership | Insights to collaboration & working together (3) --- ![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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This is significant to me for several reasons– one is because I was there, in the middle, and I remember it like it was yesterday. The second is because recent history reminds me of the power of external influences on the labor- management process in the United States. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/10/24/voices-votes-external-influence-labor-management-history-repeats) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/10/24/voices-votes-external-influence-labor-management-history-repeats#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Conflict Resolution](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/conflict-resolution-2) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) [Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/overland-resource-group) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Recognizing Labor's Contributions](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/08/26/recognizing-labors-contributions) by [Robert Hughes](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/rhughes), on August 26, 2014 **HERE'S TO ALL WHOSE LABOR BUILDS OUR ECONOMY, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE** [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/08/26/recognizing-labors-contributions) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/08/26/recognizing-labors-contributions#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) [Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/overland-resource-group) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [5 Keys to Build and Sustain Successful Labor-Management Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/06/30/leaders-say-5-keys-helped-develop-best-practice-building-sustaining-labor-management-collaboration) by [Cathy Wright](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/cwright), on June 30, 2014 As I took to the podium for a panel discussion at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association earlier this month, it was with a delightful trifecta of emotion: [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/06/30/leaders-say-5-keys-helped-develop-best-practice-building-sustaining-labor-management-collaboration) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/06/30/leaders-say-5-keys-helped-develop-best-practice-building-sustaining-labor-management-collaboration#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) [Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/overland-resource-group) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Can Lean Manufacturing Be Implemented in a Union Environment?](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/05/28/lean-manufacturing) by [Phil Minter](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/phil-minter), on May 28, 2014 [![Can Lean Manufacturing Be Implemented in a Union Environment?](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/phil1-150x150.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/05/28/lean-manufacturing) I wrote a blog for *Plant Services,* an online magazine, titled “[Lean Manufacturing: Can Employee Resistance be Transformed to Buy-In?](https://www.plantservices.com/blogs/common-ground/lean-manufacturing-can-employee-resistance-be-transformed-to-buy-in/?stage=Live)” My response to the question was an emphatic “yes!” and the exploration of that topic got me thinking about my experiences with implementing Lean processes in union environments. So, to the obvious follow-up question, “Can lean manufacturing be implemented in a union environment?” my equally emphatic answer is “Yes, of course!” [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/05/28/lean-manufacturing) [2 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/05/28/lean-manufacturing#comments-listing) Topics: [Breakthrough](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/breakthrough) [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) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Labor-Management Collaboration on Communication Drives Business Improvement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/04/21/labor-management-collaboration-communication-drives-business-improvement) by [Carol Masterson](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/carol-masterson), on April 21, 2014 ![biz woman greets wrkr](https://www.orginc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/biz-woman-greets-wrkr-150x150.jpg?width=150&height=150&name=biz-woman-greets-wrkr-150x150.jpg) In organizations that are shifting toward higher levels of labor-management collaboration, “joint” communication that includes both management and union perspectives can demonstrate that organizational change is taking place in immediate and very visible ways. When employees see communication processes begin to reflect diverse perspectives– rather than strictly the company line or union messaging– it signals movement to a more open and honest environment and the development of collaborative relationships. Joint work and joint communication go hand and hand, each supporting and strengthening the other. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/04/21/labor-management-collaboration-communication-drives-business-improvement) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/04/21/labor-management-collaboration-communication-drives-business-improvement#comments-listing) Topics: [Breakthrough](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/breakthrough) [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Conflict Resolution](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/conflict-resolution-2) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [End of the Quarter Decision-Making Frenzy: Good for Basketball; Bad for Corporations](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/04/03/end-quarter-decision-making-frenzy-good-basketball-bad-corporations) by [Robert Hughes](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/rhughes), on April 3, 2014 ![basketball biz person](https://www.orginc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/basketball-biz-person-214x300.jpg?width=128&height=180&name=basketball-biz-person-214x300.jpg) Let’s start with this simple premise – businesses today talk about the importance of the customer, but in far too many cases make all their important decisions based on short term shareholder behavior. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/04/03/end-quarter-decision-making-frenzy-good-basketball-bad-corporations) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/04/03/end-quarter-decision-making-frenzy-good-basketball-bad-corporations#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) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Taking Charge: Labor-Management Relationships Can Be Deliberately Defined and Cultivated](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/03/18/taking-charge-labor-management-relationships-can-deliberately-defined-cultivated) by [Cathy Wright](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/cwright), on March 18, 2014 Like most others in the labor relations arena, we watched with great interest the events and debates surrounding the recent vote by the workforce at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN, on whether or not to be represented by the United Auto Workers. Clearly enormous gaps exist between those who believe that unions are a thorn in the side of any organization and those who believe the UAW and VW had the opportunity to launch an alternative approach to traditional labor-management relations. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/03/18/taking-charge-labor-management-relationships-can-deliberately-defined-cultivated) [2 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/03/18/taking-charge-labor-management-relationships-can-deliberately-defined-cultivated#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) ## [The Interest-Based Leadership Checklist: A Crucial Tool for Effectively Guiding Difficult Conversations](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/02/17/interest-based-leadership-checklist-crucial-tool-effectively-guiding-difficult-conversations) by [Vicki Kelsey](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/vicki-kelsey), on February 17, 2014 *Part 3 of 3 in an Interest-Based Leadership series* [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/02/17/interest-based-leadership-checklist-crucial-tool-effectively-guiding-difficult-conversations) [1 Comment](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/02/17/interest-based-leadership-checklist-crucial-tool-effectively-guiding-difficult-conversations#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Conflict Resolution](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/conflict-resolution-2) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) [Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/overland-resource-group) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Labor-Management Relations at BART: Weathering a Storm of Their Own Making](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/11/29/labor-management-relations-bart-weathering-storm-making) by [Cathy Wright](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/cwright), on November 29, 2013 [![danger thin ice](https://www.orginc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/danger-thin-ice-e1385736044143.jpg?width=250&height=167&name=danger-thin-ice-e1385736044143.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/danger-thin-ice-e1385736044143.jpg)We didn’t want to be right. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/11/29/labor-management-relations-bart-weathering-storm-making) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/11/29/labor-management-relations-bart-weathering-storm-making#comments-listing) Topics: [Conflict Resolution](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/conflict-resolution-2) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) [Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/leadership) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Equal and Different-Leaders Can Value Both Using Interest-Based Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/11/11/equal-and-different-interest-based-leadership) by [Vicki Kelsey](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/vicki-kelsey), on November 11, 2013 [![Equal and Different-Leaders Can Value Both Using Interest-Based Leadership](https://www.orginc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/scales.jpg)](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/11/11/equal-and-different-interest-based-leadership) *Part 2 of 3 in an Interest-Based Leadership series* [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/11/11/equal-and-different-interest-based-leadership) [2 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/11/11/equal-and-different-interest-based-leadership#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) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - 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