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Parlay Collective Intelligence: Through Engendering Trust & Accountability
Business success depends upon team success.
In today’s business it’s obvious…or it should be, that each of us has only a part of the expertise or information we need to get our jobs done.
However, success is not about gathering resources to you. The American independent, entrepreneurial spirit can only go so far these days. Success comes from fully leveraging the skills and attributes of every member of the team.
Intelligence does not stop at my skin.
Howard Gardner
In his seminal work, Frames of Mind, Howard Gardner discussed the importance of his network of associates ‘…office mates, professional colleagues, others whom I can dispatch electronic messages and my computer [links] are important.’
As Robert Kelley (Carnegie-Mellon University) demonstrated, the amount of knowledge needed for your role is huge, and the proportion you can retain is diminishing year on year. Across just one decade, respondents in his studies indicated that the percentage of knowledge needed to do their job, which was stored in their own minds, dropped from 75 to 15–20%.
In 21st century business, it’s evident that we need each other. Additionally, though, the collective intelligence…
