Teams

The Smart Collaboration Accelerator is for accelerating collaboration between individuals, within teams, across silos, with clients and customers. It is an advanced collaboration tool used by organizations to improve margins, manage complex projects, and for establishing a collaborative culture.

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Logo of the Smart Collaboration Accelerator featuring the word "SMART" in large dark blue letters, "COLLABORATION" in light blue beneath, a tool developed by Thrive Matters.

  • The Smart Collaboration Accelerator speeds up the formation of effective teams. It supports them to accelerate their collaboration, moving from a newly established group to a highly collaborative team.

     It does this by:

    • Helping each individual understand their collaboration strengths

    • Helping the team to quickly understand the collective strengths and watchouts when it comes to collaboration as a team and with others.

    • Provides a neutral and common language to address behavioral barriers to collaboration.

  • Tools for new teams in organizations and developing a culture of collaboration are available on Thrive Matters. They can be used for team workshops, off-sites or as needed for professional development leaders. Support and accreditation for the Smart Collaboration Accelerator can be provided by experts at Thrive Matters or Gardner & Co. 

    • Workshops
      Workshops using the Smart Collaboration Accelerator can be delivered or supported by Thrive Matters, Gardner & Co or accredited partners. 

    Ask Us if you would like to know more about new team solutions.

  • The individual and team diagnostic featured in Smarter Collaboration is used to accelerate collaboration in teams. The collaboration diagnostic, also known as the Smart Collaboration Accelerator, is available for leaders of teams, programs and workshops on collaboration, consultants, and coaches. Ask us about the Individual and Team Diagnostic in Smarter Collaboration.

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Sample Smart Collaboration Accelerator Report
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Client Relationship Team

The Client Relationship Team program is an immersive full-service solution to develop and optimize the impact on revenue growth from highly effective client teams. It is designed to turn these teams into a growth engine by building the behaviors that deepen strategic client relationships.

  • Client Relationship Teams are partner-led groups that coordinate how a law firm serves and grows its most important clients across practices and geographies. Most firms already have client service teams, but many underperform because the team does not operate as a team. Individuals have different priorities creating an inconsistent client experience, weak coordination, slow follow-through, missed opportunities, and over-reliance on specific partners to carry the relationship.

    The Client Relationship Team program for law firms is designed to turn these client teams into a growth engine. The program works with live client priorities. Changes become part of team plans, leading to more defined roles, better decisions, faster follow-through, and a shared mindset across the team. 

  • The Client Relationship Team program for professional service firms is based upon our program for law firms. It is designed to turn client teams into an engine for revenue growth. The program works with live client priorities so new processes become part of team plans. There is a focus on clearer defined roles, improved decision making, agile responses to client needs, and a shared commercial mindset.

Why it matters

  • Understand team collaboration dynamics

  • Find imbalances in collaboration styles and know what to do

  • Start teams with a culture of collaboration

  • Insights on potential friction points before they emerge