1. COLLABORATION VS. COMPETITION
The Rhythm Behind Smart Business
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2. There are ancient truths to be learned
from drumming. Intui6vely, we know
when the beat is on or off. But prac6cally,
do we really understand the source of
each beat and why they fit so well
together?
Big hint: They play nicely with others...
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3. It’s 2010, and posi@vity is driving us into this new decade. As individuals,
we’ve all laid out personal goals that hopefully compliment the goals of
our organiza@ons. But as leaders, we can’t assume that good inten@ons
will yield good business results. That’s why we create structures and eco‐
systems that help success along.
Some say a liKle compe@@on is always good. We’re not here to debate that.
But life is filled with choices. At Drum Café, we choose to espouse the
over‐arching ethic of collabora@on as opposed to compe@@on. When it
comes to crea@ng a healthy, produc@ve business, we have no ques@on
about which has more efficacy. Collabora@on speaks to a deeper quest
many of us have for a more meaningful, connected professional life.
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4. In tradi@onal tribal culture, when an important decision was imminent, all
members were summoned together to join a drumming circle. Different
than convening in a boardroom, these circles created a profound
synchronicity between everyone. How? By tapping into the pulse of their
community, establishing the core connec@on, and using that powerful
base as the star@ng point for clear communica@on.
Drum Café has witnessed @me aVer @me the emergence of this unity
between thousands of employees sharing a single beat. More importantly,
we’ve created complicated rhythms through the sheer will and focus of
minds and bodies united in the spirit of collabora@on.
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5. We understand the ins@nct to energize people through some kind of
mechanism that will mo6vate them. Fear and compe@@on are @red
constructs that we haven’t seen work in the long‐term. They create silos
where individuals follow dimly lit paths guided by their own agendas. They
don’t feel the pulse of the organiza@on because they’ve disconnected
from it in order to survive.
The rhythm behind smart business starts by tapping the poten@al of each
person. At Drum Café, we do this by recognizing the unique tone of the
individual, and then introducing that tone into the collec@ve beat.
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6. Experience is worth a thousand
Power Point presenta@ons.
Transla6on: If you are
transi@oning from a compe@@ve
environment into a more
collabora@ve one, no amount of
language can replace the real
proof that life and business will
be beKer as a result of this
change. So short of jumping
through a @me machine, how
can you manifest the power of
collabora@on over compe@@on?
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7. We are each a resource for each other’s learning. The purest spirit of
collabora@on comes from the simplest source – our human ins@nct. 6
inches from our mother’s heartbeat taught us so much during our earliest
days of life.
We don’t have to live as far from that rhythm as we some6mes do.
Drum Café has created a forum in which we tangibly experience the
inextricable link between collabora@on and the collec@ve power and
wisdom of organiza@ons. Our methodologies transcend language, culture,
gender. They awaken the core strengths that grow strong communi@es and
successful businesses. They have been with us all along, and it only takes a
village – or a smart business ‐ to reveal their power.
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8. We look forward to drumming with you. Please email us or call us.
bookings@drumcafe.com; 1 888 874 3786
Thank you!
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