Monica Zent says, “Sometimes referred to as the collaborative generation, millennials became the largest share of the U.S. workforce in 2015. With more than one-in-three American workers now 18- to 34-years old, there is a growing realization that businesses can’t continue to operate in a strictly top-down manner if they expect to retain talent.

Consider that, in a 2014 survey, 57 percent of workers chose a “highly collaborative environment” when asked what features they would include in their ideal work environment — remarkably surpassing both working remotely (54 percent) and exposure to the latest technologies (44 percent).

Given the push to renovate outmoded hierarchies, here are my best practices for turning a conventionally managed business into a collaborative environment.

1. Assess whether your current culture is collaborative.

If the culture isn’t conducive to a collaborative environment, it doesn’t matter how many round tables you put in the office or how many team-building activities you do, the culture will not be collaborative”.

5 Key Steps to Turning Your Business into a Collaborative Environment

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