--- title: Insights to collaboration & working together | ORG Blog | Overland Resource Group description: Overland Resource Group | 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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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) ## [The Top Six Losers in the VW Debacle](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/10/02/top-six-losers-vw-debacle) by [Robert Hughes](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/rhughes), on October 2, 2015 As the Volkswagen emissions story continues to unfold, the scale of the damages and the scope of who stands to suffer and how continues to expand. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/10/02/top-six-losers-vw-debacle) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/10/02/top-six-losers-vw-debacle#comments-listing) Topics: [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) ## [Part 3: Early NQWC experiments succeed in at major U.S. employers](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/13/part-3-early-nqwc-experiments-succeed-major-u-s-employers) by [Robert Hughes and Nicholas Bizony](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/robert-and-nick), on May 13, 2015 **Early NQWC experiments succeed in bringing labor and management together at major U.S. employers** [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/13/part-3-early-nqwc-experiments-succeed-major-u-s-employers) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/13/part-3-early-nqwc-experiments-succeed-major-u-s-employers#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) ## [Part 2: A Structure for Working Together](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/08/structure-for-working-together) by [Robert Hughes and Nicholas Bizony](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/robert-and-nick), on May 8, 2015 **A Structure for Working Together – The National Quality of Work Center is Conceived** [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/08/structure-for-working-together) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/08/structure-for-working-together#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) [Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/overland-resource-group) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Collaboration and Employee Engagement: Ideas Whose Time Has Come - Again!](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/07/collaboration-employee-engagement-ideas-whose-time-come) by [Robert Hughes and Nicholas Bizony](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/robert-and-nick), on May 7, 2015 *This is the first installment of a six-part blog series from Overland Resource Group, exploring the past, the current state, and the future of union-management collaboration and employee engagement. * [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/07/collaboration-employee-engagement-ideas-whose-time-come) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2015/05/07/collaboration-employee-engagement-ideas-whose-time-come#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) [Overland Resource Group](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/overland-resource-group) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Voices, Votes, and External Influence: Labor Management History Repeats Itself](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2014/10/24/voices-votes-external-influence-labor-management-history-repeats) by [Vicki Kelsey](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/vicki-kelsey), on October 24, 2014 November 22, 2014 will be the 21st anniversary of the end of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) strike at American Airlines. 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) ## [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 History Does Repeat Itself](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/07/24/labor-history-does-repeat-itself) by [Robert Hughes](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/rhughes), on July 24, 2012 As the Con Edison lockout enters its 20th day, stories are emerging of workers who are struggling without healthcare coverage and supervisors who are exhausted from suddenly being thrust into 12 hour days covering the very physical jobs they held years ago.  To make matters worse, temperatures are hitting record highs, and the utility is being forced to lower wattages being supplied to segments of their customer base. 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