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Companies that promote smarter collaboration not only improve their bottom line, but also generate breakthrough ideas. On a recent episode of the InfoTrak radio show, Dr. Heidi K. Gardner, Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession and co-author of Smarter Collaboration: A New Approach to Breaking Down Barriers and Transforming Work, offers practical advice for collaborating smarter. Dr. Gardner:

• Defines smarter collaboration
• Explains how someone becomes a smarter collaborator
• Shares an example of smarter collaboration at work
• Discusses how leaders can “craft a case for change” to motivate employees to practice smarter collaboration
• Explores the role of leaders versus others in collaborating smarter
• Sheds light on inequity in collaboration recognition (from a gender standpoint)
• Considers whether companies should create a director of collaboration position
• Examines whether well known leaders (like Elon Musk) are strong at smart collaboration