let’s get started by Gregg Hunter Synergy in Action
Remember group assignments in school? Te challenge of working with three or four other people when no one was in charge? You may have been told by a high school teacher or col- lege professor that the experience would be good for you and help you learn to work with others, manage differing approaches and communica- tion styles — to collaborate. And, like me, you may have always cringed when you heard you’d be doing a group project. But you know what? Te instructors were right. “Collaborate” is the one-word title for one of
seven organizational behaviors we adopted as a team at CCCA. We include a promise with each behavior, and for this one, we pledge: “We will recognize where others have skills and experi- ence that will add value to our processes and welcome them in. We will communicate openly about work in progress to eliminate duplicating efforts. We will allow our skills to be used by others where value will be added.” Te three parts of this behavior are: (1) We’ll
invite others to participate in a project when we see they have skills to add, (2) We will make sure to share information about the project we’re working on together, so that supervisors and others connected to us and our work are aware of what we’re doing and that they approve and (3) We will allow ourselves and our skills to join someone else’s project when we can add value, even if it’s outside of our normal responsibilities. Te article by Jen Howver on page 12 shares
several camping veterans’ perspectives on collaboration and how working with others who bring unique skills to the table can deliver outstanding results. At camp, you have abundant opportunities
to collaborate across your team — and even your neighborhood. Sometimes, neighbors can be viewed as a source of challenges and prob- lems. Teir goals compete with your camp’s: Tey want peace and quiet, while you’re filling
In school, you may have always cringed when you heard you’d be doing a group project.
the camp with hundreds of teens. Tey want a road with low traffic; you’ve got buses and vans pulling up every week. In the article by Tucker Van Brunt and McKenna
Reding on page 24, we explore the art of diplomacy with neighbors of our camps and conference centers. I’ve witnessed examples of this extension of hospitality over the years that have been very powerful. I’ve also seen situations where a camp or conference center viewed their neighbors as an adversary and the relationship carried a different tone, sometimes in spite of the diplomatic efforts of camp leaders. I hope you’ll be encouraged and challenged
by these features and other content in this issue. I can’t wait to see you in just a few weeks at the
national conference in New Orleans. I’m asking God to make a powerful impact in our lives and ministries through our time together.
Gregg Hunter is the president/CEO of CCCA. He and his wife, Penny, live in Colorado and have two sons, two daughters-in-law and one granddaughter. Check out his blog at
www.gregghunterblog.com. Email him at
gahunter@ccca.org.
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