Edward J. Van Luinen

So not only are we needing, as Trish brilliantly says, start with ourselves, recognize how difficult it is to be collaborative. When we're competing for bonus dollars, we're competing for headcount, we're competing for promotions, It's very counterintuitive.

So not only are we needing, as Trish brilliantly says, start with ourselves, recognize how difficult it is to be collaborative. When we're competing for bonus dollars, we're competing for headcount, we're competing for promotions, It's very counterintuitive.

That's why, again, we call the book Collaborate to Compete, because sometimes those collaboration behaviors are rewarded or recognized or valued. As Trish says, the values are off. But we feel that our noble purpose is really important with collaboration and can make a vast difference as we've talked about in innovation, engagement, efficiency, career development, happiness, and many things.

That's why, again, we call the book Collaborate to Compete, because sometimes those collaboration behaviors are rewarded or recognized or valued. As Trish says, the values are off. But we feel that our noble purpose is really important with collaboration and can make a vast difference as we've talked about in innovation, engagement, efficiency, career development, happiness, and many things.

Being able to say, going back to our metric, I love my job.

Being able to say, going back to our metric, I love my job.

You bet.

You bet.

Thank you. And great question, Vince. I love the application because that's what we're all trying to do as leaders is be better every day. One of the things we recommend is with the five behaviors, generosity, co-creation, action, resourcefulness, and gratitude, we ask leaders to take just a quick informal poll of yourselves. Which one of these collaborative behaviors am I good at?

Thank you. And great question, Vince. I love the application because that's what we're all trying to do as leaders is be better every day. One of the things we recommend is with the five behaviors, generosity, co-creation, action, resourcefulness, and gratitude, we ask leaders to take just a quick informal poll of yourselves. Which one of these collaborative behaviors am I good at?

that I understand and I show consistently at work, on the team, with my peers. So pick the one or two of these five collaborative behaviors and recognize that you're good at this because we as leaders are not starting from scratch. When we launch a new leadership model or trying to be better, we're always building and improving and also leveraging what we've done in the past.

that I understand and I show consistently at work, on the team, with my peers. So pick the one or two of these five collaborative behaviors and recognize that you're good at this because we as leaders are not starting from scratch. When we launch a new leadership model or trying to be better, we're always building and improving and also leveraging what we've done in the past.

So we feel that one, two, or possibly even three of these collaborative behaviors, leaders are already demonstrating now, but spend the time to understand them and keep demonstrating and applying them on the job.

So we feel that one, two, or possibly even three of these collaborative behaviors, leaders are already demonstrating now, but spend the time to understand them and keep demonstrating and applying them on the job.

Thank you. Great to be here.

Thank you. Great to be here.

Thank you very much, Vince. I'm delighted. We're delighted to be here and grateful for this opportunity to chat with your worldwide audience. I'm Edward Van Lunen, and I always start my origin story this way. I was a United States Peace Corps volunteer in the 1980s.

Thank you very much, Vince. I'm delighted. We're delighted to be here and grateful for this opportunity to chat with your worldwide audience. I'm Edward Van Lunen, and I always start my origin story this way. I was a United States Peace Corps volunteer in the 1980s.

And I was sent to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa to be an English as a foreign language teacher at two high schools in a mid-sized town about 600 miles in the interior of the country. And on the first day of my teaching, I had two overriding emotions. One was fear. Edward, these students are listening to you. Are you making any sense? If not, you better start making sense really fast.

And I was sent to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa to be an English as a foreign language teacher at two high schools in a mid-sized town about 600 miles in the interior of the country. And on the first day of my teaching, I had two overriding emotions. One was fear. Edward, these students are listening to you. Are you making any sense? If not, you better start making sense really fast.