Definitions: (1) working with someone to produce or create something; (2) cooperating with others to accomplish a common goal; teamwork; (3) being of one mind and acting in an organized way; in harmony
Derivation: Latin: “work together”
Compatible Qualities: communication, focus, solidarity
Quotes:
• The answer is never violence. Rather, the answer, our answer, all our answer must be action; calm, peaceful, collaborative, and determined action. — Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (1959-) 83rd Attorney General of the United States
• A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term. — Robert Bernard Reich (1946-) American professor, author, lawyer, & political commentator
Celebrated: USA Colleagues Appreciation Day is on the first Friday after Labor Day