Collaboration and Communication by Wendy H. Jones

I have recently been asked to join two anthologies which are helping to empower women worldwide. One, The Power of Why, was a global initiative with the women who contributed coming from many countries - UK, India, USA, Canada, Australia and Switzerland. 

It is not the book I want to talk about today but collaboration. This has been an amazing experience and I have learnt so much from these powerful and inspiring women, all of whom have their own talents and gifts. Everyone has worked together to bring this book to fruition quickly and in a highly professional manner. The collaboration has worked beautifully and the key to that is understanding everyone's unique strengths and wisdom. It is also about understanding everyone's different cultural perspective. The fact that everyone has different views culturally is one of the greatest strengths of the collaboration. This is mind blowing stuff. I am gaining so much cultural insight about writing, marketing, coaching and the way in which women from different countries approach a project. Insight such as this is important as the project is all the better for it. 

The key to all of this is listening. Listening to what the other person has to say and genuinely hearing them. Taking on board their views and ensuring this leads to everyone being heard, valued and feeling a part of the experience. It is about knowing that all views are equally as important and helps to move the project along whilst one person takes overall leadership. It's about bringing a project to fruition in a timely manner. 

Whilst thinking, and praying, about this project it gave me some insight into my prayer life and my relationship with God. Very often I can tell god what I need and when I need it. I don't listen to him and hear or take into account his views on what I think I need. God knows what is needed. He knows so much better than me and I need to listen to him and what he has to say. So this project has taught me more than I could ever envisage. 

If you would like to know more about the book, The Power of Why is about empowering women worldwide to change their life around and be the best woman they have the potential to be. In it 23 women share their inspirational stories about how they overcame difficult circumstances and became the powerful women they are today. If you would like to know more, it is on pre-release at £0.99 You can buy it from Amazon This is a universal link to the Amazon of your country.

About the Author

Wendy H Jones is the Amazon Number 1 best-selling author of the award winning DI Shona McKenzie Mysteries. Her Young Adult Mystery, The Dagger’s Curse was a finalist in the Woman Alive Readers Choice Award. She is also The President of the Scottish Association of Writers, the Secretary of the Association of Authors in Scotland, an international public speaker, and runs conferences and workshops on writing, motivation and marketing. Wendy is the founder of Crime at the Castle, Scotland’s newest Crime Festival. She is the editor of a Lent Book, published by the Association of Christian Writers and also the editor of the Christmas Anthology from the same publisher. Her first children's book, Bertie the Buffalo, was released in December 2018. Motivation Matters: Revolutionise Your Writing One Creative Step at a Time, was released in May 2019. The Power of Why: Why 23 Women Took the Leap to Start Their Own Business was released on 29th June, 2020. 

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