<p>I&rsquo;ve been asked many times: why have I done this book series? Why have I written Break Through to Yes:<br />Unlocking the Possible within a Culture of Collaboration?&nbsp;<br />Why is this so important? Why did I lead the group that&nbsp;created the book Let&rsquo;s Talk a handbook for dispute<br />resolution between companies in Company Dispute&nbsp;Resolution?<br />I&rsquo;ll tell you why. We need it. I need it. Our future&nbsp;needs it. Business is forced into silos and has to give up to<br />an open an agile system that better suit today&rsquo;s world and&nbsp;the future. We must create shared value. The cost of<br />command and control leadership are getting higher.&nbsp;<br />During my 42-year career in the business I&rsquo;ve held&nbsp;titles including director president and chief operating<br />officer. I have seen many and repeated failures sometimes&nbsp;with the cost of billions.</p><p>Collaboration is not an event it&rsquo;s a culture. It&rsquo;s the&nbsp;way we work together. I am a lifelong student of how to get<br />the right people in the right place with the right&nbsp;information in the right mindset to figure out how to&nbsp;conquer challenges and solve conflicts together.<br />Collaboration is a new field of study and success.<br />Collaboration must evolve. Let&rsquo;s learn together and make&nbsp;our world communities and families better.</p><p>This book provides you with eight targeted chapters to help&nbsp;you build strong sustainable and innovative collaborations and organizations.&nbsp;</p><p>If you are serious about achieving&nbsp;better results this Foundations for Collaboration is for you.</p>