Power Through Collaboration:
The Formula for Success in Challenging Situations
In Power through Collaboration: The Formula for Success in Challenging Situations, Stephen Willis, Ph.D., explores why collaboration often falls short and what it takes to make working together successful. Introducing his Power through Collaboration model and formula, Willis examines the psychological foundations of effective collaboration and challenges twelve common misconceptions that can undermine it.
The book identifies five cooperation types and eight motivations for cooperation, helping readers recognize promising partners and potential obstacles. It also includes a Collaboration Scan survey to assess whether the essential foundations for success are present. Written as an accessible introduction to Willis’s framework, this guide helps readers better understand collaborative relationships and approach difficult situations with greater clarity, purpose, and effectiveness.
What Readers Are Saying
“Predatory capitalism took the reins in the 1970s; its emphasis on selfish, often ruthless profit maximization without regard for social and environmental costs led us to the brink of global systemic collapse. Stephen Willis’s trail-blazing book guides us along a path to the type of collaboration that can pull us back from the precipice — something that is needed as never before!”
John Perkins
New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Hoodwinked, Shapeshifting, and other books that have sold over 1 million copies in more than 30 languages. John was chief economist of an international consulting firm, has advised heads of state and Fortune 500 CEOs and lectures around the world.
“The concept of “Power through Collaboration” is illustrated with real life examples. This small book may appear to be a quick read; however, the detail and the conceptualization require slow careful contemplation. This is a book that every practice group could read together to build skill and understanding of how to implement the collaborative process. Dr. Willis makes it clear that we must choose.”
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Gloria Vanderhorst, Ph.D.
Editor, The World of Collaborative Practice Magazine
Psychologist, Mediator, Collaborative Divorce Professional
Expert court witness on the best interests of the child
Diplomate in the American Collage of Forensic Psychologists
Director of Child and Adolescent Services for the Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland (former)
“Power through Collaboration: The Formula for Success in Challenging Situations” is part of the Power through Collaboration (PtC) series. If you are new to the Power through Collaboration Model and PtC Formula, this book is an easy to read introduction and good place to start. It is based on and drawn from the advanced book “Power through Collaboration: When to Collaborate, Negotiate, or Dominate!”
- Learn the 12 common misconceptions that lead to collaboration disappointment and failure!
- Discover the real essence of collaboration — the essential key to collaboration success! And see if your collaboration has it with the enclosed quick and easy PtC Collaboration Scan survey.
- Use the PtC Formula to create Power through Collaboration — the most powerful force for achieving your goals in challenging situations!
Available in print, Kindle, and Nook versions.
Meet the Author
Dr. Stephen Willis, Ph.D. is the creator of the “Power through Collaboration Formula” for managing collaboration in difficult situations. He is the author of two books: “Power through Collaboration: When to Collaborate, Negotiate, or Dominate” and “Power through Collaboration: The Formula for Success in Challenging Situations.”
Stephen is a consultant, coach, and facilitator to Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofits. His career includes: instructor for Harvard University, CEO of AIB Business Consulting Inc, and psychologist with the Veterans Administration. Stephen’s work building collaboration and resolving conflict has been funded by Packard Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, and Pante Rhea Foundation.
Stephen earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Purdue University, a B.S. in Mathematics from Manhattan College, and trained in Facilitation at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and its Society of Consulting Psychology.
