Reed Smith Conversations

In this episode, we're interested in how collaboration works across a broad spectrum: from corporations to non-profit organizations to city governments to startups...even to artistic endeavors. This podcast’s wide-ranging conversations reveal the value of collaboration among individuals as well as major institutions.  Just why does it work, and how do results differ from “go it alone” efforts?   We also consider the pitfalls that result in failed efforts to collaborate.  Why do some attempted collaborations never get off the ground?  And further, how do we prevent collaborative “burn-out,” when people feel that efforts to collaborate are hindering rather than helping their efforts to be productive, when there are simply too many emails, too many meetings, too many time demands and the whole project gets weighed down in interactive activities rather than results? We’ll look at these issues and more in this fascinating Episode 2 of the Reed Smith Conversations.

Some say we’ve lost our truth north…as individuals, as companies, as countries.  We’ve abandoned the values that formed the basis for our behavior.  We’re more focused on what benefits us and our families, without much regard for our communities or our country.  Is that so?  If so, what has caused it and what are the ramifications of such a fundamental shift in behavior?  Does it threaten democracy itself?   You may feel such fears are overblown, that we are still operating from a set of values we believe in and are proud of.  If so, what are some examples?  Who is getting it right? In this episode of The Reed Smith Conversations, you’ll hear from people on all sides of this issue…tell us what you think!