“You won't benefit from diverse perspectives if you aren't open to utilizing differences.”

“People need to feel safe to be who they areto speak up when they have an idea, or to speak out when they feel something isn't right.”

“When people feel trusted, they'll begin to understand they are contributors--and you'll get great ideas and happy people.”

“The key to handling conflict is to make sure people understand it's okay to have an opposing view.”

“The natural result of utilizing different perspectives is that people are more engaged because they feel their opinions are important.”

“Perceive conflict as positive, creative, and issue driven. Don't allow personal attacks.”

“Collaboration is an inside-out mindset. It has to start on the inside, with the Heart.”

“When your heart is right, you want to bring out the best in others.”

“Collaboration has no hierarchy. The Sun collaborates with soil to bring flowers on the earth.”

“My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day?Part of the reason was to keep the family going - to keep me going. I realized that, although we had different...”

“We were very different, and we disagreed about a lot of things, but he was always so interesting, you know?”

“We were more alike than any of the others, neither of us quite human and both hated by the two species we drifted between.”