part viii habit 6 synergize 1+1=3 synergize 1+1=3
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Part VIIIHabit 6
Synergize1+1=3
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Hellen Keller
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj86lE2tpP0
What does “Synergize” mean?
• Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create a better solution than either could alone. It’s not your way or my way but a better way, a higher way.
What synergy is not…Synergy is: Synergy is not:
Celebrating differences Tolerating differencesTeamwork Working independentlyOpen-mindedness Thinking you’re always right
Finding new & better ways Compromise
Synergy is everywhere in nature
• Read page 183
Celebrating Differences
• Synergy is a process: • Step 1 is to celebrate differences. P183-184
• What do you think of when you hear the word diversity?
Dr. Seuss sums it up well
We see them come.We see them go.
Some are fast.And some are slow.
Some are high.And some are low.Not one of them
Is like another.Don’t ask us why.
Go ask your mother.
The world is a melting pot of culture, races, religion, and ideas.
• You have an important decision to make and there are 3 possibilities:
Level 1: Shun diversityLevel 2: Tolerate diversityLevel 3: Celebrate diversity (I like to call it “embrace” diversity.
We are all a minority of one
“We are as different from one another on the inside of our heads as we appear to be different from one another on the outside of our heads.”Robert Fulghum
We learn differently.We see differently.We have different styles, traits, and characteristics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUXdrl9ch_Q
• Roadblocks to celebrating diversityIgnorance: Clueless, don’t know what other
people believe, how they feel, or what they’ve been through.Read page 190https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nci9e1lHtwY
Roadblocks continued
• Cliques: Becomes a problem when your group becomes exclusive and they reject everyone who isn’t just like them.
• Prejudices: Stereotypes, labeled, or pre-judged for any number of reasons.
Read Natarsha’s experience: page 191
We aren’t born with prejudices. They are learned.
From the musical South Pacific
You’ve got to be Carefully taught.https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSkjBwfbGVIRead The Cold Within
Page 192
Sticking UP For Diversity
• Fortunately, the world is full of people who are warm within and who value diversity.
• Bill Sanders sticks up for diversity: page 193
Finding the “High” Way
• Once you’ve bought into the idea that differences are a strength and not a weakness….
• Once you’re committed to trying to celebrate differences…
• You are ready to find the High Way.
Synergy is more than compromise or cooperation.
• Compromise is 1 + 1 =1 ½• Cooperation is 1 + 1 = 2
• Synergy is 1 + 1= 3 or more.• It’s creative cooperation, with an emphasis on
the word CREATIVE.
Finding the High Way produces more.
• Laney discovered: page 194
ACTION PLAN
• Define the Problem or Opportunity• THEIR WAY: (seeK first to understand the ideas
of others)• MY WAY: (seek to be understood by sharing
your ideas.)• BRAINSTORM: (Create new options and ideas)• High Way: (Find the best solution.)• Try It: Page 195-196
Example
• Page 197
Coming Attractions
• You will find out why Michelle Pfeiffer and Taylor Swift look like a million bucks.
• We are almost done!