Get Real About Business Podcast

Collaborations and joint ventures are a wonderful way to get projects finished at a rapid pace. You get to share the load, pool your talents, ideas and creativity. The result is often an end product that's much better than what any individual could have done by themselves. Aside from the benefits of pooling talent to get a job done lickety-split, collaborations are a huge opportunity for personal growth. You get to work alongside people you respect and admire. You get to see how they tackle workflows and problems. It's a little like getting a window into their world. It opens up new possibilities and at the end of it, you have relationships that are much stronger and closer than you had before. Unfortunately, not all collaborations and joint ventures end up that way. Some are difficult, frustrating and can lead to broken relationships and resentment. In fairness, they tend to be fewer, but the sad truth is that some collaborations can be a huge time suck with little to no reward. The question is, "Why is that