Cheryl Conner  Cheryl Conner, Contributor  I write about
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2/17/2014 @ 9:00AM |2,764 views  Why Most Collaborations Still
Fail (And 5 Ideas For Turning The Equation Around)  While
“collaboration” is the world’s favorite buzzword, it seems, we
need only look around to see evidence in every direction of
collaborative intentions that have epically failed. U.S.
Congress. Countrywide and Bank of America. AOL and Time Warner.
Spring and Nextel.  If collaboration is such a high aspiration,
why do so many collaborative efforts collapse? I spoke this week
with a collaboration expert, Bob (Robert) Johnson, who has
broadened my thinking. Johnson is a fellow faculty member of CEO
Space who I met in December. After a 25-year career as a polymer
chemist he became a collaborator who now devotes his time to
leadership development as an international consultant to clients
ranging from the Fortune 500 to government organizations. With
his science background he developed Th