You may recall how, back in July, the military held a sort of networking war game on the Big Island of Hawaii to test out distributed, wireless communications networks. Eric Rasmussen, commander of the U.S. Navy's Medical Corps, discusses the lessons learned from Strong Angel II. Although I'm thinking most of you will never have to set up a network in combat, his report is still interesting - and does have some points that might apply to the corporate wars:
Collaboration is an old concept, but there are new methods for effective collaboration that did not exist five years ago and have proven useful. Depite the availability of the tools, we’ve found that unilateral decisions continue to be implemented without full incorporation of those also working in the area. That isolationist approach alienates desirable partners and leads to confusion, irritation, fraudulent manipulation, and waste. The alternative, establishing comprehensive levels of communication across multiple methods with a wide range of participants, has proven valuable and has led to resilient relationships that weather the inevitable challenges. ...
Via Ken Novak.
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