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Phase 5: How’d We Do? (And Why It’s Risky Not to Ask) / Don't Skip This Step
Series Note: This is Part 5 of a five-part series exploring the phases of the Collaborative Action Model—a framework I developed to help mission-driven leaders move from possibility to impact through purposeful collaboration. If you missed any of the earlier phases, reply to this email and I’ll send them your way. Phase 5: How'd We Do? By now, the shared vision is clear, the collaboration has launched, and the joint work is underway. But here’s the hard truth: just because so
Debra Mashek
Nov 122 min read


Phase 4: Let’s do the work
Series Note: This is Part 4 of a five-part series exploring the phases of the Collaborative Action Model—a framework I developed to help mission-driven leaders move from possibility to impact through purposeful collaboration. (If you missed earlier installments, shoot me an email and I’ll send them your way.) By now, you’ve clarified what you're trying to do together and built the scaffolding to support the work. Now it's time to put the plan into motion. Welcome to Phase 4:
Debra Mashek
Oct 282 min read


Phase 3: Designing your collaboration
Series Note: This is Part 3 of a five-part series exploring the phases of the Collaborative Action Model—a framework I developed to help mission-driven leaders move from possibility to impact through purposeful collaboration. (If you missed Parts 1 or 2, shoot me an email and I’ll send them your way.) At this point in the collaboration journey, you’ve named a shared opportunity, considered an expansive set of possibilities informed by a range of stakeholders, and clarified wh
Debra Mashek
Oct 133 min read


Collaboration That Works: From Listening to Choosing Phase 2
Series Note: This is Part 2 of a five-part series exploring the phases of the Collaborative Action Model—a framework I developed to help mission-driven leaders move from possibility to impact through purposeful collaboration. Phase 2: What Should We Do? By the time you reach Phase 2 of the Collaborative Action Model, you’ve completed a round of listening—learning what stakeholders need, hope for, worry about, and imagine. Now it’s time to shift from discovery to discernment.
Debra Mashek
Sep 232 min read

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