Collaboration and Buy-In

In working for Kahn, Jack learned some lessons, both positive and negative. The first lesson was the importance of collaboration with others in the office and with engineers. The second concerned recognition and that no one was mentioned as having participated in the project. The third concerned rewards as there were no benefits, no paid vacation, and no retirement money. So when he had the opportunity to manage a firm, Jack worked towards collaboration, including collaborating with the client and approval agencies; recognition occurred whenever a project was published as all the team's names were included; and he made sure to have benefits, retirement options and a better than average pay scale for employees.