--- title: Insights to collaboration & working together | ORG Blog | Sustainable Change (2) description: Sustainable Change | Insights to collaboration & working together (2) --- ![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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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) ## [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) ## [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) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [A Tale of Two Leaders: How Interest-Based Leadership Affects Employee Engagement](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/10/21/a-tale-of-two-leaders-interest-based-leadershi) by [Vicki Kelsey](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/vicki-kelsey), on October 21, 2013 *Part 1 of 3 in an Interest-Based Leadership series* [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/10/21/a-tale-of-two-leaders-interest-based-leadershi) [2 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/10/21/a-tale-of-two-leaders-interest-based-leadershi#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) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Being in Tune: Collaboration Fosters Employee Satisfaction](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/05/15/being-in-tune-collaboration-fosters-employee-satisfaction) by [Marc Bridgham](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/marc-bridgham), on May 15, 2013   [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/05/15/being-in-tune-collaboration-fosters-employee-satisfaction) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/05/15/being-in-tune-collaboration-fosters-employee-satisfaction#comments-listing) Topics: [Collaboration](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/collaboration) [Labor Management](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/labor-management) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [FAA Bucks Trend in Declining Employee Satisfaction](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/04/12/faa-bucks-trend-in-declining-employee-satisfaction) by [Cathy Wright](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/cwright), on April 12, 2013 Amidst the barrage of sequestration-related negativity confronting the federal sector, there are bright spots that deserve not just notice, but celebration. Take, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration which, as the largest sub-component of the Department of Transportation, helped propel DOT to the top of the list of Most Improved Large Agencies in the *Best Places to Work in the Federal Government*® rankings. Of particular note is the fact that the agency made significant progress at a time when a majority saw their [employee satisfaction levels](https://www.orginc.com/blog/cultivate-collaboration-with-these-5-keys-to-employee-engagement) decline. As noted on the Best Places website, “Employee satisfaction decreased in 66 percent of agencies. A few agencies, however, defied the government-wide convention, including the [Department of Transportation](http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/detail/TD00), a large agency which raised its score a full 4.1 points.” [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/04/12/faa-bucks-trend-in-declining-employee-satisfaction) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2013/04/12/faa-bucks-trend-in-declining-employee-satisfaction#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) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Congress: Reaching Across the Aisle is not Such a Stretch; Labor & Management Show it Really Only Requires the Courage to Collaborate](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/11/29/congress-reaching-across-the-aisle-isnt-such-a-stretch-labor-management-show-it-really-only-requires-meeting-in-the-middle) by [Cathy Wright](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/cwright), on November 29, 2012 Do you hear that great sigh?  It’s one of relief that this epic presidential campaign is finally behind us.  But that doesn’t mean an end to the power struggles and strife between and among the Executive and Legislative branches.  After such a close and rancorous race, our country is more divided than ever.  This does not bode well for the impending financial crisis that the December 31 “fiscal cliff” and the January 2 sequestration are predicted to ignite. [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/11/29/congress-reaching-across-the-aisle-isnt-such-a-stretch-labor-management-show-it-really-only-requires-meeting-in-the-middle) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/11/29/congress-reaching-across-the-aisle-isnt-such-a-stretch-labor-management-show-it-really-only-requires-meeting-in-the-middle#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) ## [Tackling the Jobs Issue-Not Each Other](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/08/21/tackling-the-jobs-issue-not-each-other) by [Robert Hughes](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/rhughes), on August 21, 2012 The following originally appeared in the Boston Globe on August 20, 2012 [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/08/21/tackling-the-jobs-issue-not-each-other) [3 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/08/21/tackling-the-jobs-issue-not-each-other#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) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [It Does Not Have to be Us or Them](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/06/05/it-doesnt-have-to-be-us-or-them) by [Robert Hughes](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/rhughes), on June 6, 2012 The battle in Wisconsin over public sector unions has left the state terribly divided. [This Washington Post ](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/wisconsin-recall-an-un-civil-war/2012/05/31/gJQABOQu4U_blog.html) piece from a couple of days ago quotes a range of people, describing an intensely polarized environment: [Continue Reading](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/06/05/it-doesnt-have-to-be-us-or-them) [0 Comments](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2012/06/05/it-doesnt-have-to-be-us-or-them#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) [Sustainable Change](https://www.orginc.com/blog/topic/sustainable-change) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [The Hardest Leadership Word](https://www.orginc.com/blog/2011/07/17/apology-cpr) by [Cathy Wright](https://www.orginc.com/blog/author/cwright), on July 17, 2011 How powerful they are. Individual alphabetic letters we put together to form words, some full of promise, others fraught with nuance and innuendo. Simple words when strung together declare war and proclaim peace; foster relationships and tear them apart. Put to paper, they are political manifesto, contracts that bind, poetry and prose. Uttered aloud, they incite riots, inspire greatness, challenge our belief systems in necessary ways. Put to music, they remind us of our allegiances, make our souls sing, our toes tap. We choose them with care and thought, also with reckless disregard.  They are powerful indeed, and often under-estimated.  Here is a case in point. 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