Enabling Factors and Obstacles to Collaboration

1. In Unit 1, you identified an example of collaboration from your own experience. Given the concepts presented in this week's readings, identify at least one enabling factor and one obstacle to successful collaboration. In your discussion of the enabling factors and obstacles, point out any policies, group norms, leadership actions, or other influences.

Overcoming Challenges of Collaboration

2. In this unit's readings, Huxham and Vangen acknowledge seven common perspectives on the challenges to collaboration. Hansen and Nohria describe four types of obstacles. Select two factors that collaborative partners confront and suggest steps collaborative partners and leaders can take to overcome them. Be specific.