“Writing “Eyeball To Eyeball”: Building A Successful Collaboration” by Rebecca Ingalls creates a guide on how to cultivate and maintain effective collaborations. She details how building those collaborations would result in building trust/strong relationships. The trust you build towards those around you will come with its benefits. It will make everything easier and provide a supportive environment where anyone within the group can feel valued and have their voices heard. Finding the right group of collaborations is trial and error because everyone is different, and everyone can be a match. On the other hand, some conflicts between creators can make bonds stronger, which can result in having a better understanding of one another.
Collaborations don’t have a designated leader, but at times, someone should be taking charge. A person who is good at being a leader would be to guide the collaborations smoothly. With time to know everyone, I think you could bring out the strengths in the people you work with to have them at their best. What made everything easier to understand was that she used real-life examples, which I found relatable. I would think of being in a random group for a project to work on those collaborations with people I don’t know. Once You have the tips and idea of how to build with people, the process of interacting with people won’t be intimidating and more exciting. What she has come up with can be seen as a valuable resource for anyone who is seeking improvement.
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