The Power of Collaboration

Afterward the assassination of the Israeli prime minister Itzhak Rabin he initiated the first firm of Mediation in Israel in 1996, and is known as one of the main leaders of the Mediation movement in Israel. Gefen is a senior consultant, leading processes in complex settings, in and between organizations, mainly working with managements and leaders on fields of Collaboration, Trust, Negotiation, Mediation and Consensus Building. He is also the head of the Negotiation training at the Leadership Executive Program in Tel-Aviv University, teaches at Raichman University and a founding partner of the Gome-Gevim Group. His personal journey creating impact in Israeli society is woven into this book, including thousands of hours and countless processes within and between organizations and communities, deep familiarity with the business, public and social sectors, and his insights as an entrepreneur, CEO and partner.

Chapter 1. The world is changing: Revolution. Not evolution. Chapter 2. Paradigm shift: From efficiency to relevancy. Chapter 3. Collaboration Blockades: Managers Blind Spots. Chapter 4. The ECA model for managing effective Collaboration. Chapter 5. The ECA model as an analyzing tool. Chapter 6. Implementations of the model – ECP – Effective Collaboration Processes. Chapter 7. Practical solutions for organizational internal and external Collaboration. Chapter 8. CCO – Chief Collaboration Officer – The futuristic profession. Chapter 9. Collaborative Intelligence: When needs and dialogue leads us. Chapter 10. Collaborative Leadership. Chapter 11. Coopetition – Competing and Cooperating. Chapter 12. The public sector – The Eco-System challenge. Chapter 13. Cross Sectors Collaboration – A possible mission? Chapter 14. 50 colors of uniforms – Collaboration in the Military system.