WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Collaborate on something new

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and ours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to collaborate

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<v Speaker 1>on something new. Whether you're feeling stuck at work or

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<v Speaker 1>just looking for a challenge, actively seeking out to a

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<v Speaker 1>new collaborator and trying a small project together can be

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<v Speaker 1>just the nudge you need to keep work in Trusting

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<v Speaker 1>Remote work is great, but as many of us have

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<v Speaker 1>discovered over the last few months, sometimes it can be

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<v Speaker 1>hard to introduce new things into daily life. We tend

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<v Speaker 1>to generate new ideas by combining our existing knowledge with

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<v Speaker 1>something novel. Where do we get those novel inputs Often

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<v Speaker 1>by doing new things, such as attending conferences or meeting

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<v Speaker 1>people in different industries, or even chatting with a new

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<v Speaker 1>colleague in a different department. These activities have all been

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<v Speaker 1>more challenging since COVID changed how people work, but challenging

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean impossible. One great way to shake things up

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<v Speaker 1>seek out a new collaborator and then come up with

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<v Speaker 1>something small but cool that the two of you can

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<v Speaker 1>do together. The emphasis here is really on the who.

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<v Speaker 1>Who do you find intriguing? Whose emails do you always

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<v Speaker 1>feel excited by when you see them in your inbox?

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<v Speaker 1>Who is a friend of a friend whose career you've

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<v Speaker 1>followed a bit more closely than you might admit during

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<v Speaker 1>a first conversation. Which former colleagues have you really wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to stay in touch with. Any of these people could

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<v Speaker 1>be potential collaborator, So pick one who seems amenable. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>start with the who rather than the what, because these days,

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<v Speaker 1>small acts of collaboration are almost ridiculously easy to pull off.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, a writer friend and I just set up

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<v Speaker 1>a Facebook live chat recently. It was a way to

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<v Speaker 1>introduce our related but slightly different audiences to each other.

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<v Speaker 1>Took a grand total about forty five minutes. And that

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<v Speaker 1>same friends set up a virtual speaker series that involved

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<v Speaker 1>pairing two experts on a bunch of different topics to

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<v Speaker 1>have a conversation with each other. Now, I know that

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<v Speaker 1>she put a lot of work into organizing this, but

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<v Speaker 1>each individual expert was able to collaborate with someone just

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<v Speaker 1>by discussing a topic that other people could then listen to.

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<v Speaker 1>You can do Instagram live chats or Facebook live a

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<v Speaker 1>Twitter chat or something on LinkedIn, set up a zoom

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<v Speaker 1>for interested people to watch. Or you could do something

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<v Speaker 1>that requires a bit more effort, like co writing an

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<v Speaker 1>article together, are creating a limited run podcast, interview your

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<v Speaker 1>collaborator for a virtual training session for your colleagues. None

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<v Speaker 1>of this takes a lot of time, but with the

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<v Speaker 1>right collaborator, it will be a lot of fun for

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<v Speaker 1>you and probably produce something worthwhile for others. We can

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<v Speaker 1>all wind up doing a lot of our own stuff

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<v Speaker 1>and saying the same things over and over again. Introducing

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<v Speaker 1>someone a little different can shape the discussion and make

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<v Speaker 1>you start thinking about things in new ways. So today,

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<v Speaker 1>identify someone in your life who might be open to

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<v Speaker 1>a short collaborative project. You could propose an idea as

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<v Speaker 1>you reach out, but be open to what the other

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<v Speaker 1>person might suggest. To brainstorm what you'll accomplish, and think

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<v Speaker 1>about who would be interested in watching or listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>then look forward to this novel work event. Chances are

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<v Speaker 1>work will feel a bit more interesting. It always does

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<v Speaker 1>when we've got time with intriguing people on our calendars.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's the succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New

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